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Dr Ben Spencer vs Emma Hardy

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 Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Emma Hardy voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 954 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 910 different votes 954 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
18 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
80 Aye 24 No
Migration 4% aligned 104 shared votes
20 Aye 84 No
18 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
56 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 104 shared votes
45 Aye 59 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

82.1%
10% above average
Rank 155 of 649
Participation
70.6%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,497
2,121 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
807
53.9% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
690
46.1% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Appearances
78
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
220
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Contributions
391
+247.5 vs Commons average
Rank 38 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
£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£312,134
38% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
160 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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