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Dr Ben Spencer vs Ian Murray

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 Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Ian Murray voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 952 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 908 different votes 952 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
13 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 19 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
95 Aye 32 No
Migration 3% aligned 127 shared votes
28 Aye 99 No
19 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
54 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 106 shared votes
51 Aye 55 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 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
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
939
55.5% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
753
44.5% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Appearances
79
-3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
220
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Contributions
161
+17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 178 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
£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£277,506
23% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Migration
152 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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