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Dr Ben Spencer vs Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

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 Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Lab Suffolk Coastal

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 297 different votes 304 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
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 52 No
Tax 1% aligned 81 shared votes
51 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

82.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 166 of 648
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 172 of 648
1,311
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
526 eligible divisions
624
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
233
54.1 % of votes cast
687
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
198
45.9 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 648
Appearances
42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 648
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648
Contributions
55
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£177,477
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£177,477
22 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 registered categories
0
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

Trade
49 of 50 votes
#1
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
Education
46 of 49 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#5
Migration
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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