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Dr Ben Spencer vs Matt Vickers

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Matt Vickers voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,204 shared comparable votes.

1,195 same votes 9 different votes 1,204 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
59 Aye 97 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
59 Aye 97 No
92 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
92 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
22 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
64 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 117 shared votes
65 Aye 52 No
59 Aye 97 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
59 Aye 97 No
92 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
92 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 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
78.4%
6% above average
Rank 232 of 650
1,387
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,323
1,687 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
638
48.2% of votes cast
718
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
685
51.8% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

109
+21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Appearances
105
+17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
225
+71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
202
+48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 147 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
£1,218,799
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£295,321
31% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
61 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 63 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
57 of 64 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 41 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Trade
48 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

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