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Dr Ben Spencer vs David Mundell

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and David Mundell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 986 shared comparable votes.

981 same votes 5 different votes 986 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
51 Aye 89 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
51 Aye 89 No
79 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
79 Aye 33 No
54 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
54 Aye 45 No
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 89 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
51 Aye 89 No
79 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
79 Aye 33 No
54 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
54 Aye 45 No
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 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
67.8%
5% below average
Rank 465 of 650
1,387
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,630
2,405 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
783
48.0% of votes cast
718
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
847
52.0% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

111
+22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Appearances
131
+42.2 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 650
227
+72.4 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
Contributions
135
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 253 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
£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£330,224
46% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
201 of 212 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Trade
76 of 94 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
35 of 49 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API