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Dr Ben Spencer vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Peter Dowd voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 898 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 863 different votes 898 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
41 Aye 35 No
Migration 5% aligned 76 shared votes
31 Aye 45 No
16 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
58 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 97 shared votes
37 Aye 60 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 4% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 16 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 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
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

107
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Appearances
41
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
220
+74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
29
-116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 583 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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
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