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Dr Ben Spencer vs Dr Andrew Murrison

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Dr Andrew Murrison voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,166 shared comparable votes.

1,160 same votes 6 different votes 1,166 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
59 Aye 114 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
59 Aye 114 No
96 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
96 Aye 34 No
56 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
56 Aye 60 No
29 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
20 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 114 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
59 Aye 114 No
96 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
96 Aye 34 No
56 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
56 Aye 60 No
29 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
20 Aye 29 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
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 144 of 648
1,311
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,922
2,312 eligible divisions
624
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
913
47.5 % of votes cast
687
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,009
52.5 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 648
Appearances
173
+112.6 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 648
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648
Contributions
216
+107.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 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
£1,842,285
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£170,920
24 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
204 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 169 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API