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Dr Ben Spencer vs Mr Connor Rand

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 Mr Connor Rand
Mr Connor Rand
Lab Altrincham and Sale West

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Mr Connor Rand voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 223 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 220 different votes 223 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
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 16 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 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
63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 538 of 648
1,311
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
334
526 eligible divisions
624
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
178
53.3 % of votes cast
687
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
156
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
50
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 648
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648
Contributions
63
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 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
£198,684
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£198,684
12 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
48 of 61 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#5
Trade
3 of 4 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
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API