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Dr Ben Spencer vs Rishi Sunak

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 Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak
Con Richmond and Northallerton

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Rishi Sunak voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

324 same votes 4 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
24 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 9 No
Migration 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 14 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 9 No
Migration 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 14 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 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
41.6%
31% below average
Rank 633 of 650
1,388
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,005
2,417 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
454
45.2% of votes cast
719
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
551
54.8% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

114
+19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
230
+65.4 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
63
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 498 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
£1,536,845
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£166,813
26% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
Brexit / EU
167 of 212 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Trade
61 of 94 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 82 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Transport
52 of 98 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
20 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye rebel
No rebel
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 1 Dec 2020
Aye
No
Agriculture Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 2 (Neil Parish) 13 May 2020
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Rural communities 7 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API