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Dr Ben Spencer vs Gurinder Singh Josan

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 Gurinder Singh Josan
Gurinder Singh Josan
Lab Smethwick

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Gurinder Singh Josan voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 354 different votes 371 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
34 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 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
88.0%
15% above average
Rank 44 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
519
590 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
49.5% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
262
50.5% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
2.9% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
39
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
220
+74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649
Contributions
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 524 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
£121,117
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£121,117
46% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
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
32 of 32 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
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: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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