The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Dr Ben Spencer vs Gordon McKee

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Gordon McKee voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 310 different votes 320 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
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
31 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 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 155 of 649
Participation
77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 252 of 649
1,350
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
575 eligible divisions
648
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
227
50.8 % of votes cast
702
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
220
49.2 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

112
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 649
Appearances
101
+22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
226
+87.4 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
Contributions
117
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 246 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
£144,977
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£144,977
36 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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

Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#1
Housing
28 of 31 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API