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Dr Ben Spencer vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,043 shared comparable votes.

1,035 same votes 8 different votes 1,043 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
40 Aye 86 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
40 Aye 86 No
65 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
65 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 89% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 12 No
Transport 97% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
50 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 99 shared votes
51 Aye 48 No
40 Aye 86 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
40 Aye 86 No
65 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
65 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 150 of 650
Participation
72.1%
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
1,387
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,734
2,405 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
46.1% of votes cast
718
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
935
53.9% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

111
+22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Appearances
146
+57.2 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
227
+72.4 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
Contributions
182
+27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 173 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
203 of 212 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Trade
86 of 94 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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
No rebel
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 11 Jul 2022
Transport
No rebel
No
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 1 Dec 2020
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API