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Dr Ben Spencer vs Julia Buckley

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 Julia Buckley
Julia Buckley
Lab Shrewsbury

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Julia Buckley voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 312 different votes 320 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
33 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 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
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 649
1,350
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
575 eligible divisions
648
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.8 % of votes cast
702
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
228
50.2 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

112
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 649
Appearances
27
-51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
226
+87.4 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
Contributions
28
-110.6 vs Commons average
Rank 574 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
£246,317
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£246,317
9 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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