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Dr Ben Spencer vs Edward Argar

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Edward Argar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,272 shared comparable votes.

1,266 same votes 6 different votes 1,272 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
60 Aye 113 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
60 Aye 113 No
101 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
101 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 35 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
13 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
68 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 133 shared votes
69 Aye 64 No
60 Aye 113 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
60 Aye 113 No
101 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
101 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 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
90.4 %
17 % above average
Rank 24 of 648
1,311
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,089
2,312 eligible divisions
624
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
990
47.4 % of votes cast
687
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,099
52.6 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 648
Appearances
44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 648
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648
Contributions
74
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 322 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
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
209 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Migration
163 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API