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Dr Ben Spencer vs Fred Thomas

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 Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas
Lab Plymouth Moor View

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Fred Thomas voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 279 different votes 286 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
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
26 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
52 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
52 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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
70.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 430 of 648
1,311
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
370
526 eligible divisions
624
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
58.9 % of votes cast
687
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
152
41.1 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 648
Appearances
30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 648
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648
Contributions
36
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 521 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
£225,625
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£225,625
same as average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Defence
20 of 22 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Energy
15 of 17 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
Education
43 of 49 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#5
Tax
90 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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