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Dr Ben Spencer vs David Reed

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and David Reed voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

298 same votes 7 different votes 305 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
31 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
31 Aye 41 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
31 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
31 Aye 41 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

81.6%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 650
Participation
63.7%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 650
1,391
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
405
636 eligible divisions
671
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
204
50.4% of votes cast
720
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
201
49.6% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

114
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650
Appearances
146
+50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 650
230
+62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 650
Contributions
214
+46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 154 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
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 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
61 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
57 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Tax
88 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API