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Dr Ben Spencer vs Mr Richard Holden

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,187 shared comparable votes.

1,179 same votes 8 different votes 1,187 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 108 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
59 Aye 108 No
84 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
84 Aye 36 No
26 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 25 No
Trade 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 92% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
58 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 111 shared votes
59 Aye 52 No
59 Aye 108 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
59 Aye 108 No
84 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
84 Aye 36 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
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 206 of 650
1,387
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,342
1,687 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
49.1% of votes cast
718
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
683
50.9% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

110
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 650
Appearances
53
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
226
+71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
77
-77.4 vs Commons average
Rank 442 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
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
62 of 63 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
61 of 64 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Trade
50 of 56 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

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