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Dr Ben Spencer vs Gerald Jones

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 Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Gerald Jones voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 971 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 922 different votes 971 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
15 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
64 Aye 31 No
Migration 4% aligned 95 shared votes
27 Aye 68 No
54 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 105 shared votes
49 Aye 56 No
9 Aye 20 No
Energy 3% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
35 Aye 86 No
Tax 3% aligned 121 shared votes
82 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 21 No
Benefits 0% aligned 34 shared votes
21 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
81.0%
8% above average
Rank 180 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
850
44.2% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% 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
31
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649
220
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Contributions
39
-104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 546 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
£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£278,380
23% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Transport
86 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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