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Dr Ben Spencer vs Nadia Whittome

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 Nadia Whittome
Nadia Whittome
Lab Nottingham East

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Nadia Whittome voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 940 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 902 different votes 940 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
20 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
60 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 95 shared votes
35 Aye 60 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 4% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 21 No
Education 4% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

82.1%
10% above average
Rank 155 of 649
Participation
67.3%
5% below average
Rank 475 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,116
1,658 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
573
51.3% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
543
48.7% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

107
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Appearances
47
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
220
+74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
60
-85.7 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£1,307,357
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£284,746
26% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#1
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Work / Employment
52 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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