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Dr Ben Spencer vs Rachel Taylor

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 Taylor
Rachel Taylor
Lab North Warwickshire and Bedworth

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Rachel Taylor voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 317 different votes 328 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 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
52 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
52 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 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 155 of 649
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 226 of 649
1,350
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
575 eligible divisions
648
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
224
49.3 % of votes cast
702
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
230
50.7 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

113
+34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Appearances
106
+27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 649
227
+87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 649
Contributions
159
+19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 170 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
£240,723
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£240,723
6 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
6 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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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