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Dr Ben Spencer vs Saqib Bhatti

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,219 shared comparable votes.

1,213 same votes 6 different votes 1,219 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
59 Aye 107 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
59 Aye 107 No
101 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
101 Aye 34 No
65 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
65 Aye 61 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 107 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
59 Aye 107 No
101 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
101 Aye 34 No
65 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
65 Aye 61 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

82.1%
10% above average
Rank 155 of 649
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
220
+74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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

Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API