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Dr Ben Spencer vs John McDonnell

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
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and John McDonnell voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,109 shared comparable votes.

52 same votes 1,057 different votes 1,109 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
11 Aye 33 No
Education 14% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 27 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
61 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 113 shared votes
51 Aye 62 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 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
79.2%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
860
45.7% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Appearances
125
+42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
220
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Contributions
158
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
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