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Dr Ben Spencer vs Daisy Cooper

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 Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
LD St Albans

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Daisy Cooper voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 969 shared comparable votes.

254 same votes 715 different votes 969 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
14 Aye 29 No
Education 79% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 73% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 60% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
42 Aye 94 No
Tax 51% aligned 136 shared votes
76 Aye 60 No
11 Aye 24 No
Housing 43% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
25 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
65 Aye 15 No
Migration 3% aligned 80 shared votes
13 Aye 67 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
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
1,350
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,188
1,643 eligible divisions
648
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
615
51.8 % of votes cast
702
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
573
48.2 % 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
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

110
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 649
Appearances
79
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
223
+84.5 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
Contributions
115
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 253 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
£1,262,200
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,876
21 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
22
5 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
18
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
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Benefits
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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