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Dr Ben Spencer vs Matt Bishop

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Matt Bishop voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 225 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 220 different votes 225 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
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
28 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
5 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
5 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 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 166 of 648
Participation
57.0 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 648
1,311
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
300
526 eligible divisions
624
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
139
46.3 % of votes cast
687
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
161
53.7 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 648
Appearances
30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 648
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648
Contributions
37
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
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

Trade
49 of 50 votes
#1
Defence
18 of 22 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#5
Tax
77 of 108 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API