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Dr Ben Spencer vs John Lamont

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and John Lamont voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,232 shared comparable votes.

1,230 same votes 2 different votes 1,232 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
61 Aye 113 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
61 Aye 113 No
102 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
102 Aye 38 No
65 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
65 Aye 63 No
26 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 113 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
61 Aye 113 No
102 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
102 Aye 38 No
65 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
65 Aye 63 No
26 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 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 155 of 649
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 97 of 649
1,350
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,790
2,106 eligible divisions
648
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
48.3 % of votes cast
702
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
926
51.7 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Appearances
148
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
223
+84.7 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Contributions
236
+97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
83 of 87 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API