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Dr Ben Spencer vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 905 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 859 different votes 905 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
17 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 21 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 8 No
Transport 3% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 20 No
Trade 0% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 23 No
Housing 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

82.1%
10% above average
Rank 155 of 649
Participation
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 459 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
56.0% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.0% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
14 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
220
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Contributions
333
+189.5 vs Commons average
Rank 49 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
48 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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