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Dr Ben Spencer vs Jim Allister

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 Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Jim Allister voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

263 same votes 20 different votes 283 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
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 9 No
Housing 73% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 3 No
Benefits 80% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
1 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 20 shared votes
2 Aye 18 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 380 of 648
1,311
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
380
526 eligible divisions
624
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
48.7 % of votes cast
687
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
195
51.3 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 648
Appearances
149
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 648
205
+97.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648
Contributions
180
+72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 87 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
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Trade
4 of 4 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 27 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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
No
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
No
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