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Dr Ben Spencer vs Brendan O'Hara

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 Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 762 shared comparable votes.

73 same votes 689 different votes 762 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
39 Aye 80 No
Tax 34% aligned 119 shared votes
72 Aye 47 No
4 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 20 No
Energy 24% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 21 No
Benefits 16% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 7 No
Transport 13% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
1 Aye 6 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 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 155 of 649
Participation
57.7%
15% below average
Rank 590 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,370
2,376 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
754
55.0% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
616
45.0% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

109
+27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
Appearances
79
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
223
+80.7 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649
Contributions
93
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 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
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
3
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
48 of 50 votes
#1
Migration
163 of 171 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 77 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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