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Dr Ben Spencer vs Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,160 shared comparable votes.

1,147 same votes 13 different votes 1,160 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
63 Aye 104 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
63 Aye 104 No
99 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
99 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 33 No
Housing 100% aligned 49 shared votes
16 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
62 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 114 shared votes
64 Aye 50 No
63 Aye 104 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
63 Aye 104 No
99 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
99 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 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
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 194 of 650
1,387
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,924
2,405 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
919
47.8% of votes cast
718
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,005
52.2% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

110
+21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Appearances
37
-51.8 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
226
+71.2 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
48
-106.8 vs Commons average
Rank 530 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
£2,311,579
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£252,269
12% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
197 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
155 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API