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Dr Ben Spencer vs Gavin Robinson

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 Gavin Robinson
Gavin Robinson
DUP Belfast East

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Gavin Robinson voted the same way 71% of the time, based on 803 shared comparable votes.

573 same votes 230 different votes 803 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
9 Aye 26 No
Education 97% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 19 No
Energy 89% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 67 No
Tax 87% aligned 97 shared votes
37 Aye 60 No
3 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 83% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 27% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
1 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
64 Aye 19 No
Migration 53% aligned 83 shared votes
47 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 15 No
Trade 58% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 60% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 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
64.5%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,532
2,376 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
776
50.7% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
756
49.3% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.5% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 649
220
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Contributions
100
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 332 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
£1,803,428
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£220,061
3% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
61 of 69 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sept 2025
Housing
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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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