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Dr Ben Spencer vs James MacCleary

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 James MacCleary
James MacCleary
LD Lewes

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and James MacCleary voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 241 shared comparable votes.

187 same votes 54 different votes 241 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
8 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
19 Aye 43 No
Tax 95% aligned 62 shared votes
22 Aye 40 No
0 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 57% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 16 No
Housing 68% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 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 154 of 650
Participation
61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 568 of 650
1,343
1,632 eligible divisions
Total votes
344
564 eligible divisions
644
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
177
51.5 % of votes cast
699
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
167
48.5 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

104
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
Appearances
79
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
218
+90.4 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 650
Contributions
88
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 325 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
£188,021
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£188,021
17 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
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
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Education
35 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API