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Dr Ben Spencer vs Jesse Norman

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Jesse Norman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 953 shared comparable votes.

951 same votes 2 different votes 953 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
51 Aye 96 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
51 Aye 96 No
58 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
58 Aye 56 No
26 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 23 No
Trade 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 35 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
12 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
51 Aye 96 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
51 Aye 96 No
58 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
58 Aye 56 No
26 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 23 No
Trade 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 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
72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 382 of 648
1,311
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,670
2,312 eligible divisions
624
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
767
45.9 % of votes cast
687
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
903
54.1 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 648
Appearances
34
-26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 648
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648
Contributions
69
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
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

Trade
49 of 50 votes
#1
Trade
84 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#5
Energy
56 of 67 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API