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Dr Ben Spencer vs Naz Shah

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 Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Naz Shah voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 908 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 862 different votes 908 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
17 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 9 No
Energy 5% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
69 Aye 29 No
Migration 4% aligned 98 shared votes
25 Aye 73 No
20 Aye 8 No
Transport 4% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 29 No
Housing 0% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 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
65.3%
7% below average
Rank 514 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,551
2,376 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
860
55.4% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
691
44.6% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Appearances
21
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 649
220
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Contributions
25
-118.5 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£312,636
38% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 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
48 of 50 votes
#1
Housing
57 of 67 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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