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Dr Ben Spencer vs Sadik Al-Hassan

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 Sadik Al-Hassan
Sadik Al-Hassan
Lab North Somerset

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Sadik Al-Hassan voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 330 different votes 339 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
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
32 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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
84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 119 of 649
1,350
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
575 eligible divisions
648
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
237
49.1 % of votes cast
702
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
246
50.9 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
52
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649
227
+87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 649
Contributions
71
-68.3 vs Commons average
Rank 420 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
£192,748
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£192,748
15 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
48 of 50 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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