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Dr Ben Spencer vs Sir Gavin Williamson

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Sir Gavin Williamson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,140 shared comparable votes.

1,134 same votes 6 different votes 1,140 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
59 Aye 107 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
59 Aye 107 No
95 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
95 Aye 37 No
58 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
58 Aye 52 No
27 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 15 No
Transport 98% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
59 Aye 107 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
59 Aye 107 No
95 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
95 Aye 37 No
58 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
58 Aye 52 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
78.3%
6% above average
Rank 239 of 650
1,387
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,884
2,405 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
902
47.9% of votes cast
718
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
982
52.1% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

110
+21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
226
+71.2 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
102
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 355 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
£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£278,816
23% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 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
201 of 212 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Transport
84 of 96 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Trade
81 of 94 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Housing
57 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API