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Dr Ben Spencer vs Sir James Cleverly

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Sir James Cleverly voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 908 shared comparable votes.

904 same votes 4 different votes 908 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
47 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
47 Aye 78 No
47 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 86 shared votes
47 Aye 39 No
53 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 77 shared votes
53 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
47 Aye 78 No
47 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 86 shared votes
47 Aye 39 No
53 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 77 shared votes
53 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

82.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 155 of 649
Participation
69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 437 of 649
1,350
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,645
2,361 eligible divisions
648
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
771
46.9 % of votes cast
702
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
874
53.1 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Appearances
41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
223
+84.7 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Contributions
87
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 364 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
£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£266,795
18 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
48 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Trade
73 of 91 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API