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Dr Ben Spencer vs Mr Andrew Snowden

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Mr Andrew Snowden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

303 same votes 4 different votes 307 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
29 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
29 Aye 40 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
29 Aye 40 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 160 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 369 of 650
1,388
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
198
43.3% of votes cast
719
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
259
56.7% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

114
+19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
Appearances
136
+41.5 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
230
+65.4 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
175
+10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 196 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
£208,014
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£208,014
8% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
16 of 17 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
57 of 66 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API