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Dr Ben Spencer vs Dan Jarvis

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 Dan Jarvis
Dan Jarvis
Lab Barnsley North

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Dan Jarvis voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 816 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 778 different votes 816 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
8 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
56 Aye 34 No
Migration 4% aligned 90 shared votes
30 Aye 60 No
11 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 7 No
Transport 3% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 22 No
Education 3% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 24 No
Housing 0% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 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
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 565 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,461
2,376 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
832
56.9% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
629
43.1% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
15 years, 6 months
Since 3 Mar 2011

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Appearances
83
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
220
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Contributions
869
+725.5 vs Commons average
Rank 4 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
£3,206,085
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£320,947
42% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Housing
54 of 67 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
160 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Transport
63 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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 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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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