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Dr Ben Spencer vs Johanna Baxter

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Johanna Baxter voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 357 different votes 374 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
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
33 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

82.1%
10% above average
Rank 155 of 649
Participation
87.3%
15% above average
Rank 57 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
515
590 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
49.9% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
258
50.1% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.7% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
121
+37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 649
220
+74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649
Contributions
137
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 224 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
£135,214
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£135,214
40% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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

Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#1
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API