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Dr Ben Spencer vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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 Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 813 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 767 different votes 813 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
6 Aye 18 No
Energy 8% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 4% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
58 Aye 29 No
Migration 3% aligned 87 shared votes
26 Aye 61 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 20 No
Trade 0% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 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
62.6%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
57.3% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
636
42.7% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8% 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
55
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
220
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Contributions
418
+274.5 vs Commons average
Rank 31 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
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 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: 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
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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