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Dr Ben Spencer vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 872 shared comparable votes.

849 same votes 23 different votes 872 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 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
40 Aye 65 No
20 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 92% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
80 Aye 27 No
Migration 93% aligned 107 shared votes
73 Aye 34 No
45 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 87 shared votes
46 Aye 41 No
40 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
40 Aye 65 No
20 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

81.6%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 650
Participation
63.2%
9% below average
Rank 538 of 650
1,391
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,531
2,422 eligible divisions
671
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
734
47.9% of votes cast
720
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
797
52.1% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
25 years, 5 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

112
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 650
Appearances
64
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
223
+56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
71
-95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 480 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
14
6 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
182 of 212 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Transport
67 of 98 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API