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Dr Ben Spencer vs Bob Blackman

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
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Bob Blackman voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,285 shared comparable votes.

1,253 same votes 32 different votes 1,285 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
62 Aye 107 No
Tax 100% aligned 169 shared votes
62 Aye 107 No
29 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 28 No
Trade 92% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 21 No
Housing 94% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
101 Aye 38 No
Migration 98% aligned 139 shared votes
104 Aye 35 No
16 Aye 39 No
Education 98% aligned 55 shared votes
15 Aye 40 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 160 of 650
Participation
87.4%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 650
1,388
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,113
2,417 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
990
46.9% of votes cast
719
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,123
53.1% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

114
+19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
Appearances
159
+64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
230
+65.4 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
189
+24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 181 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
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Brexit / EU
212 of 212 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Trade
90 of 94 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 27 Feb 2024
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
No rebel
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
No rebel
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 554) 22 Jun 2022
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
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