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Dr Ben Spencer vs Dame Caroline Dinenage

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Dame Caroline Dinenage voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,111 shared comparable votes.

1,103 same votes 8 different votes 1,111 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
58 Aye 98 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
58 Aye 98 No
91 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
91 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 35 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
16 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
60 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 106 shared votes
60 Aye 46 No
58 Aye 98 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
58 Aye 98 No
91 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
91 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 150 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 264 of 650
1,387
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,861
2,405 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
909
48.8% of votes cast
718
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
952
51.2% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

110
+21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
226
+71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Contributions
97
-57.1 vs Commons average
Rank 365 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
£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£285,728
26% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
61 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
203 of 212 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Trade
85 of 94 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Transport
80 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API