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Dr Ben Spencer vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 732 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 699 different votes 732 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
10 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 12 No
Energy 6% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
40 Aye 18 No
Migration 5% aligned 58 shared votes
15 Aye 43 No
14 Aye 31 No
Education 2% aligned 45 shared votes
32 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 72 shared votes
44 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 67 No
Tax 0% aligned 93 shared votes
67 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 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
56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
60.1% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
531
39.9% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
220
+74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649
Contributions
573
+427.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
2 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
175 of 211 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Trade
63 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) 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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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