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Dr Ben Spencer vs Sean Woodcock

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 Sean Woodcock
Sean Woodcock
Lab Banbury

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Sean Woodcock voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 374 different votes 386 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
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
37 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 93 shared votes
56 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 93 shared votes
56 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 153 of 649
Participation
93.4 %
21 % above average
Rank 7 of 649
1,350
1,641 eligible divisions
Total votes
535
573 eligible divisions
648
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
272
50.8 % of votes cast
702
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
263
49.2 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

111
+34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 649
Appearances
65
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 649
225
+88.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
Contributions
87
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 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
£119,230
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£119,230
47 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
3
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
50 of 51 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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 Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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