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Dr Ben Spencer vs James Cartlidge

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and James Cartlidge voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,254 shared comparable votes.

1,246 same votes 8 different votes 1,254 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
60 Aye 112 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
60 Aye 112 No
98 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
98 Aye 36 No
61 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
61 Aye 64 No
30 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 112 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
60 Aye 112 No
98 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
98 Aye 36 No
61 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
61 Aye 64 No
30 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 150 of 650
Participation
86.4%
14% above average
Rank 64 of 650
1,387
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,077
2,405 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
996
48.0% of votes cast
718
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,081
52.0% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

111
+22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
Appearances
68
-20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
228
+74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Contributions
164
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
61 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 212 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Work / Employment
76 of 80 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Housing
62 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API