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Dr Ben Spencer vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Christine Jardine voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 884 shared comparable votes.

196 same votes 688 different votes 884 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
12 Aye 34 No
Education 72% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 63% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
33 Aye 85 No
Tax 47% aligned 118 shared votes
66 Aye 52 No
20 Aye 28 No
Defence 33% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
25 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
88 Aye 33 No
Migration 2% aligned 121 shared votes
30 Aye 91 No
16 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

82.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 155 of 649
Participation
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
1,350
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
648
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7 % of votes cast
702
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

110
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 649
Appearances
145
+67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 649
223
+84.5 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
176 of 188 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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