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Dr Ben Spencer vs Mr Peter Bedford
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Dr Ben Spencer and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.
377 same votes
12 different votes
389 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
81.6%
9% above average
Participation
72.8%
same as average
1,391
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
636 eligible divisions
671
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
45.1% of votes cast
720
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
254
54.9% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.2% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Debates
114
+17.0 vs Commons average
Appearances
63
-34.0 vs Commons average
225
+55.8 vs Commons average
Contributions
75
-94.2 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Aye
No
rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API