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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 1,154 shared comparable votes.
1,151 same votes
3 different votes
1,154 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
82.2 %
9 % above average
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
1,350
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
648
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
702
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Debates
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
223
+84.7 vs Commons average
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
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
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
No
rebel
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026
1 Jul 2026
No
No
No
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API