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Dr Ben Spencer vs Helen Hayes

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 Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Helen Hayes voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,070 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 1,016 different votes 1,070 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
14 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
93 Aye 35 No
Migration 3% aligned 128 shared votes
31 Aye 97 No
12 Aye 21 No
Energy 3% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
56 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 103 shared votes
44 Aye 59 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 31 No
Housing 0% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 31 No
Education 0% aligned 42 shared votes
31 Aye 11 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
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 215 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,886
2,376 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
55.1% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
847
44.9% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% 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
99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 649
220
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Contributions
127
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 245 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
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£295,156
30% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
65 of 69 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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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