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Dr Ben Spencer vs Sir John Whittingdale

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,124 shared comparable votes.

1,121 same votes 3 different votes 1,124 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
56 Aye 87 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
56 Aye 87 No
97 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
97 Aye 35 No
59 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
59 Aye 57 No
29 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 37 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
11 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
56 Aye 87 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
56 Aye 87 No
97 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
97 Aye 35 No
59 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
59 Aye 57 No
29 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 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 166 of 648
Participation
80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 201 of 648
1,311
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,868
2,312 eligible divisions
624
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
884
47.3 % of votes cast
687
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
984
52.7 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 648
Appearances
61
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 648
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648
Contributions
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Trade
49 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 88 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#5
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API