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Dr Ben Spencer vs Michael Payne

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 Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Michael Payne voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 296 different votes 303 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
33 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 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
77.4 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 648
1,311
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
407
526 eligible divisions
624
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
53.3 % of votes cast
687
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
190
46.7 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
15
-45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 648
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648
Contributions
16
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 605 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
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
Education
48 of 49 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#5
Defence
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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