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Dr Ben Spencer vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 915 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 873 different votes 915 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
16 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
79 Aye 31 No
Migration 4% aligned 110 shared votes
27 Aye 83 No
9 Aye 19 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 31 No
Housing 0% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 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
68.2%
4% below average
Rank 458 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,621
2,376 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
54.8% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
733
45.2% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Appearances
34
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
220
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Contributions
70
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 444 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
173 of 211 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Defence
55 of 71 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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