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Dr Ben Spencer vs Sonia Kumar

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 Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 334 different votes 341 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
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
33 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 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 155 of 649
Participation
82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 649
1,350
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
575 eligible divisions
648
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
52.5 % of votes cast
702
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
224
47.5 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Appearances
100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
223
+84.7 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Contributions
109
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 277 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
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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

Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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