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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 1,195 shared comparable votes.

1,193 same votes 2 different votes 1,195 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
101 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
101 Aye 38 No
64 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
64 Aye 63 No
29 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 35 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
14 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 113 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
61 Aye 113 No
101 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
101 Aye 38 No
64 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
64 Aye 63 No
29 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 35 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
14 Aye 35 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
85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 109 of 648
1,311
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,751
2,057 eligible divisions
624
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
842
48.1 % of votes cast
687
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
909
51.9 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 648
Appearances
110
+49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 648
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648
Contributions
172
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 96 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
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 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
Trade
80 of 84 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 161 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 193 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API