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Dr Ben Spencer vs Jeremy Corbyn

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
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Photograph of Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn
YP Islington North

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Jeremy Corbyn voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 853 shared comparable votes.

102 same votes 751 different votes 853 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
4 Aye 24 No
Education 36% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 25 No
Housing 30% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 26 No
Defence 19% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 70 No
Tax 16% aligned 99 shared votes
58 Aye 41 No
51 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 95 shared votes
46 Aye 49 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
95 Aye 27 No
Migration 3% aligned 122 shared votes
23 Aye 99 No

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

Voting record

82.1%
9% above average
Rank 154 of 649
Participation
62.3%
10% below average
Rank 553 of 649
1,359
1,655 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,479
2,373 eligible divisions
654
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
822
55.6% of votes cast
705
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
657
44.4% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

108
+27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
Appearances
132
+51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649
220
+79.4 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 649
Contributions
180
+39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 154 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
£2,714,849
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£284,788
26% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
27
3 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

Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#1
Migration
144 of 171 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
48 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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