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Dr Ben Spencer vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 961 shared comparable votes.

951 same votes 10 different votes 961 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
44 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
44 Aye 79 No
50 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 89 shared votes
50 Aye 39 No
45 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
45 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
44 Aye 79 No
50 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 89 shared votes
50 Aye 39 No
45 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
45 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 150 of 650
Participation
70.7%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 650
1,387
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,700
2,405 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
795
46.8% of votes cast
718
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
905
53.2% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

111
+22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Appearances
60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
227
+72.4 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
Contributions
66
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 478 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
61 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
198 of 212 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Transport
78 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API