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Dr Ben Spencer vs Rachel Hopkins

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 Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,169 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 1,119 different votes 1,169 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
19 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
62 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 118 shared votes
54 Aye 64 No
18 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
96 Aye 35 No
Migration 3% aligned 131 shared votes
31 Aye 100 No
11 Aye 23 No
Energy 3% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 32 No
Defence 0% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 32 No
Housing 0% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 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
84.9%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,408
1,658 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
746
53.0% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
662
47.0% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 649
220
+74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649
Contributions
100
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 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
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Housing
53 of 54 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 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
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
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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