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Dr Ben Spencer vs Rebecca Paul

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 5 different votes 362 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
28 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
28 Aye 40 No
13 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
28 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
28 Aye 40 No
13 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 160 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 650
1,388
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
490
631 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
45.9% of votes cast
719
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
265
54.1% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

114
+19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
Appearances
103
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
230
+65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
152
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
61 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API