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Dr Ben Spencer vs Lee Anderson

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 Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Lee Anderson voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,074 shared comparable votes.

1,046 same votes 28 different votes 1,074 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
43 Aye 101 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
43 Aye 101 No
26 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 25 No
Trade 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 92% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 14 No
Transport 95% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 16 No
Housing 96% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
61 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 102 shared votes
64 Aye 38 No
86 Aye 37 No
Migration 98% aligned 123 shared votes
89 Aye 34 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
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,350
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,643 eligible divisions
648
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
620
50.1 % of votes cast
702
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
618
49.9 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
223
+84.7 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Contributions
80
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 385 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
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 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
Trade
53 of 53 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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