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Dr Ben Spencer vs Sir Mel Stride

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
vs
Photograph of Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,050 shared comparable votes.

1,046 same votes 4 different votes 1,050 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
99 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
99 Aye 35 No
50 Aye 82 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
50 Aye 82 No
51 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
51 Aye 57 No
29 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
99 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
99 Aye 35 No
50 Aye 82 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
50 Aye 82 No
51 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
51 Aye 57 No
29 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 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
78.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 648
1,311
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,810
2,312 eligible divisions
624
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
874
48.3 % of votes cast
687
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
936
51.7 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 648
Appearances
29
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 648
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648
Contributions
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 442 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
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
6 registered categories
0
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

Trade
49 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#5
Energy
55 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye rebel
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 1 Dec 2020
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
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