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Dr Ben Spencer vs Heidi Alexander

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 244 different votes 250 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
25 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
36 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
36 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
0 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
17 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 153 of 650
Participation
62.1 %
11 % below average
Rank 554 of 650
1,344
1,633 eligible divisions
Total votes
351
565 eligible divisions
645
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
164
46.7 % of votes cast
699
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
187
53.3 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

104
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 650
Appearances
56
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
218
+90.0 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 650
Contributions
479
+351.0 vs Commons average
Rank 19 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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

Trade
50 of 51 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API