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Dr Ben Spencer vs Rupert Lowe

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 143 shared comparable votes.

138 same votes 5 different votes 143 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
18 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
1 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
1 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 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 166 of 648
Participation
33.5 %
40 % below average
Rank 636 of 648
1,311
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
176
526 eligible divisions
624
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
82
46.6 % of votes cast
687
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
94
53.4 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 648
Appearances
30
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 648
205
+97.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648
Contributions
33
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
60
8 registered categories
0
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

Trade
49 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Tax
53 of 108 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
Defence
10 of 22 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#5
Energy
7 of 17 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API