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Dr Ben Spencer vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 816 shared comparable votes.

572 same votes 244 different votes 816 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
3 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 94% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 92% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 16 No
Benefits 46% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
1 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
60 Aye 22 No
Migration 55% aligned 82 shared votes
51 Aye 31 No
9 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 58% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 59% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 153 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,350
1,641 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,458
2,359 eligible divisions
648
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.7 % of votes cast
702
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
734
50.3 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

111
+34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 649
Appearances
104
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
225
+88.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
Contributions
150
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 181 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Trade
50 of 51 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 89 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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