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Dr Ben Spencer vs Karl Turner

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 Karl Turner
Karl Turner
Ind Kingston upon Hull East

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Karl Turner voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 743 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 713 different votes 743 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
12 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
55 Aye 31 No
Migration 3% aligned 86 shared votes
28 Aye 58 No
22 Aye 10 No
Transport 3% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
33 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 70 shared votes
36 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 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
56.9%
16% below average
Rank 598 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,353
2,376 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
784
57.9% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
569
42.1% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

107
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Appearances
31
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
220
+74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
21
-124.7 vs Commons average
Rank 605 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
£2,663,153
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£218,387
3% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Housing
46 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Benefits
52 of 81 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Trade
58 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Jury trials 7 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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