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Dr Ben Spencer vs Sarah Pochin

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 Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 160 shared comparable votes.

148 same votes 12 different votes 160 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
9 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
0 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 16 No
Housing 95% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 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
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 649
1,350
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
221
389 eligible divisions
648
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
97
43.9 % of votes cast
702
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
124
56.1 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
3.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Appearances
96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
223
+84.7 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Contributions
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Housing
22 of 24 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Energy
6 of 8 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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