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Dr Ben Spencer vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Dr Ben Spencer
Dr Ben Spencer
Con Runnymede and Weybridge
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Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Ben Lake voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 1,016 shared comparable votes.

139 same votes 877 different votes 1,016 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
2 Aye 10 No
Education 50% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
41 Aye 89 No
Tax 35% aligned 130 shared votes
85 Aye 45 No
28 Aye 25 No
Defence 21% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 19% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 24 No
Benefits 18% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
1 Aye 6 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

82.1%
10% above average
Rank 154 of 649
Participation
76.0%
4% above average
Rank 284 of 649
1,354
1,650 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,605
2,113 eligible divisions
650
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
895
55.8% of votes cast
704
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.2% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

108
+28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
Appearances
66
-14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 649
221
+81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 649
Contributions
68
-71.4 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
48 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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