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Dr Ben Spencer vs Andrew Bowie

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Andrew Bowie voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,112 shared comparable votes.

1,109 same votes 3 different votes 1,112 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
55 Aye 100 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
55 Aye 100 No
99 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
99 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 33 No
Housing 100% aligned 48 shared votes
15 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 111 shared votes
59 Aye 52 No
55 Aye 100 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
55 Aye 100 No
99 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
99 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

82.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 166 of 648
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 648
1,311
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,669
2,057 eligible divisions
624
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
815
48.8 % of votes cast
687
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
854
51.2 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 648
Appearances
58
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 648
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648
Contributions
91
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,982,147
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£339,342
50 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Trade
49 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
187 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 161 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
Trade
79 of 84 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#5
Energy
51 of 56 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API