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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 945 shared comparable votes.

940 same votes 5 different votes 945 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
48 Aye 89 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
48 Aye 89 No
78 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
78 Aye 33 No
51 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
51 Aye 44 No
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 32 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
8 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 89 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
48 Aye 89 No
78 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
78 Aye 33 No
51 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
51 Aye 44 No
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 32 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
8 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

82.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 166 of 648
Participation
68.6 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 648
1,311
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,587
2,312 eligible divisions
624
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
757
47.7 % of votes cast
687
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
830
52.3 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 648
Appearances
96
+35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 648
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648
Contributions
95
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 648

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
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Trade
49 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
201 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 88 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
129 of 169 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API