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Dr Ben Spencer vs Martin Vickers

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Martin Vickers voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,235 shared comparable votes.

1,221 same votes 14 different votes 1,235 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
57 Aye 107 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
57 Aye 107 No
98 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
98 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
68 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 129 shared votes
69 Aye 60 No
57 Aye 107 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
57 Aye 107 No
98 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
98 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 150 of 650
Participation
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 95 of 650
1,387
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,038
2,405 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
968
47.5% of votes cast
718
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,070
52.5% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

111
+22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
Appearances
167
+78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650
228
+74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Contributions
166
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 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
£2,256,309
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£210,269
7% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
61 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
206 of 212 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Trade
90 of 94 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Work / Employment
76 of 80 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API