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Dr Ben Spencer vs Patrick Spencer

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

302 same votes 5 different votes 307 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
35 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
35 Aye 36 No
17 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
35 Aye 36 No
17 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

82.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 166 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
1,311
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
526 eligible divisions
624
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
161
44.7 % of votes cast
687
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
199
55.3 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 648
Appearances
0
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
205
+97.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648
Contributions
0
-107.9 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
0
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

Trade
49 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#5
Transport
17 of 21 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API