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Dr Ben Spencer vs Blake Stephenson

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 378 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 5 different votes 378 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
36 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
36 Aye 49 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
9 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
1 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
1 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
36 Aye 49 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
9 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
1 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
1 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 650
Participation
72.1%
same as average
Rank 379 of 650
1,388
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
620 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
45.9% of votes cast
719
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
242
54.1% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

117
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Appearances
109
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650
234
+70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Contributions
227
+63.5 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
61 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
54 of 66 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Tax
93 of 114 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Work / Employment
34 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API