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Dr Ben Spencer vs Sir John Hayes

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
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Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,210 shared comparable votes.

1,189 same votes 21 different votes 1,210 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
29 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 33 No
Housing 100% aligned 47 shared votes
14 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 93% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
90 Aye 33 No
Migration 98% aligned 123 shared votes
93 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 98% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 21 No
Trade 98% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 39 No
Education 98% aligned 55 shared votes
15 Aye 40 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 160 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 155 of 650
1,388
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,417 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
933
47.2% of votes cast
719
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,044
52.8% 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
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

114
+19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
Appearances
141
+46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
230
+65.4 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
274
+109.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
203 of 212 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Trade
81 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 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
No rebel
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
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
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