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Dr Ben Spencer vs Dr Simon Opher

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 Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 318 different votes 329 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
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
36 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
13 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 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 155 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 208 of 649
1,350
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
575 eligible divisions
648
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
47.8 % of votes cast
702
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
239
52.2 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

113
+34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Appearances
43
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 649
227
+87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 649
Contributions
62
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 453 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
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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
48 of 50 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 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: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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