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Dr Ben Spencer vs Sarah Olney

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 Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Sarah Olney voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 975 shared comparable votes.

230 same votes 745 different votes 975 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
13 Aye 30 No
Education 67% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 66% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 58% aligned 33 shared votes
4 Aye 29 No
38 Aye 88 No
Tax 45% aligned 126 shared votes
73 Aye 53 No
11 Aye 19 No
Housing 43% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
25 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
88 Aye 20 No
Migration 3% aligned 108 shared votes
17 Aye 91 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
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,350
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
648
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
702
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

110
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 649
Appearances
144
+66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 649
223
+84.5 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
Contributions
191
+52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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