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Chris Bryant vs Dr Ben Spencer

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Dr Ben Spencer
Dr Ben Spencer
Con Runnymede and Weybridge

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Dr Ben Spencer voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 877 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 836 different votes 877 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
14 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 6 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 73 No
Migration 3% aligned 92 shared votes
70 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 3% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

66.0%
7% below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
82.1%
10% above average
Rank 155 of 649
1,567
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
891
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
48.1% of votes cast
676
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
707
51.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

83
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649
Appearances
107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
443
+299.5 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 649
Contributions
220
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£263,058
16% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Migration
141 of 154 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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