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Dr Ben Spencer vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Greg Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,324 shared comparable votes.

1,299 same votes 25 different votes 1,324 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
62 Aye 111 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
62 Aye 111 No
27 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 92% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 16 No
Transport 98% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
102 Aye 38 No
Migration 98% aligned 140 shared votes
105 Aye 35 No
70 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 135 shared votes
71 Aye 64 No
62 Aye 111 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
62 Aye 111 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 160 of 650
Participation
88.6%
16% above average
Rank 34 of 650
1,388
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,506
1,699 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
733
48.7% of votes cast
719
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
773
51.3% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

114
+19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
Appearances
246
+151.5 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
230
+65.4 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
370
+205.4 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
61 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Trade
55 of 56 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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