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Dr Ben Spencer vs Colum Eastwood

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 Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 763 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 732 different votes 763 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
5 Aye 9 No
Education 21% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 7% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 61 No
Tax 6% aligned 81 shared votes
56 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 4% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 16 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 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
53.4%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
885
1,658 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
487
55.0% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
398
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
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

107
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Appearances
22
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
220
+74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
33
-112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 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
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
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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu 10 Jun 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
No
Data Use and Access Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 49D 22 May 2025
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Winter Fuel Payment 19 Mar 2025
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to Disagree with Lords Amendment 8 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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