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Dr Ben Spencer vs Shivani Raja

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 Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Shivani Raja voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 4 different votes 337 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
22 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
22 Aye 44 No
16 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
1 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
22 Aye 44 No
16 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
1 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 160 of 650
Participation
64.2%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 650
1,388
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
405
631 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
201
49.6% of votes cast
719
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
204
50.4% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

114
+19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
Appearances
33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650
230
+65.4 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
39
-125.6 vs Commons average
Rank 574 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
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
61 of 63 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API