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Dr Ben Spencer vs Jayne Kirkham

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 Jayne Kirkham
Jayne Kirkham
Lab Truro and Falmouth

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Jayne Kirkham voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 364 different votes 373 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
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
1 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
26 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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 149 of 650
Participation
82.9%
11% above average
Rank 134 of 650
1,388
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
620 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
256
49.8% of votes cast
719
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
258
50.2% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

117
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
Appearances
265
+172.0 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
234
+72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Contributions
318
+156.0 vs Commons average
Rank 68 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
£143,536
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£143,536
37% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
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: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
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
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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