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Dr Ben Spencer vs Damian Hinds

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Damian Hinds voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,274 shared comparable votes.

1,267 same votes 7 different votes 1,274 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 114 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
60 Aye 114 No
103 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
103 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 33 No
Housing 100% aligned 49 shared votes
16 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
68 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 132 shared votes
69 Aye 63 No
60 Aye 114 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
60 Aye 114 No
103 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
103 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 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
86.3%
14% above average
Rank 68 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,050
2,376 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
986
48.1% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
1,064
51.9% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
79
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649
220
+74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649
Contributions
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 295 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
£2,055,176
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£219,626
3% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
208 of 211 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Migration
161 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Trade
84 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API