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Dr Ben Spencer vs Pat McFadden

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 Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Pat McFadden voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 880 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 842 different votes 880 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 15 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 17 No
Energy 8% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 19 No
Education 4% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 67 No
Tax 3% aligned 90 shared votes
64 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 9 No
Transport 3% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 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
65.5%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,557
2,376 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
57.7% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
659
42.3% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

107
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Appearances
35
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
220
+74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
255
+109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 86 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
184 of 211 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 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
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
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
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