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Dr Ben Spencer vs Dame Harriett Baldwin

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 Dame Harriett Baldwin
Dame Harriett Baldwin
Con West Worcestershire

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Dame Harriett Baldwin voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,182 shared comparable votes.

1,162 same votes 20 different votes 1,182 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
60 Aye 105 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
60 Aye 105 No
88 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
88 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 34 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
16 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 91% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
59 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 109 shared votes
60 Aye 49 No
60 Aye 105 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
60 Aye 105 No
88 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
88 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 160 of 650
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 167 of 650
1,388
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,966
2,417 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
925
47.0% of votes cast
719
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,041
53.0% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

114
+19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
Appearances
121
+26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
230
+65.4 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
150
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 246 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
£2,496,334
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£247,722
10% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
208 of 212 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Trade
79 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 29B 25 Apr 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
Health and Care Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 29 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
No
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API