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Dr Ben Spencer vs Chris Elmore

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 Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Chris Elmore voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,063 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 1,009 different votes 1,063 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
20 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 12% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 21 No
Energy 6% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
56 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 105 shared votes
47 Aye 58 No
22 Aye 10 No
Transport 3% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
96 Aye 34 No
Migration 3% aligned 130 shared votes
30 Aye 100 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 31 No
Defence 0% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 32 No
Housing 0% aligned 47 shared votes
32 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 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
77.9%
5% above average
Rank 247 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,325 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
995
54.9% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
817
45.1% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
10 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Appearances
39
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 649
220
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Contributions
232
+88.5 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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
£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£343,439
52% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
48 of 50 votes
#1
Housing
58 of 62 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 165 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
NHS / Health
48 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
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
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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