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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 99% of the time, based on 1,179 shared comparable votes.

1,173 same votes 6 different votes 1,179 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
57 Aye 107 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
57 Aye 107 No
101 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
101 Aye 34 No
64 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
64 Aye 61 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 107 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
57 Aye 107 No
101 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
101 Aye 34 No
64 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
64 Aye 61 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 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
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 174 of 648
1,311
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,305
1,594 eligible divisions
624
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
643
49.3 % of votes cast
687
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
662
50.7 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 648
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648
Contributions
86
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Trade
47 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 152 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API