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Dr Ben Spencer vs Sarah Bool

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Sarah Bool voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 5 different votes 381 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
36 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
36 Aye 56 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
9 Aye 27 No
1 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
36 Aye 56 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
9 Aye 27 No
1 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 650
Participation
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
1,388
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
443
620 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
43.1% of votes cast
719
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
252
56.9% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

117
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Appearances
113
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
234
+70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Contributions
130
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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

Foreign Affairs
61 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 114 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API