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Dr Ben Spencer vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,001 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 957 different votes 1,001 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
16 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 22 No
Energy 6% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
81 Aye 32 No
Migration 3% aligned 113 shared votes
29 Aye 84 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 88 shared votes
44 Aye 44 No
25 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 346 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,745
2,376 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
985
56.4% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
760
43.6% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

107
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Appearances
137
+53.4 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 650
220
+74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
222
+76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 117 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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