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Dr Ben Spencer vs Steve Barclay

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Steve Barclay voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 939 shared comparable votes.

936 same votes 3 different votes 939 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
47 Aye 86 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
47 Aye 86 No
83 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
83 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 94 shared votes
47 Aye 47 No
47 Aye 86 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
47 Aye 86 No
83 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
83 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 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
71.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 404 of 648
1,311
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,653
2,312 eligible divisions
624
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
783
47.4 % of votes cast
687
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
870
52.6 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % 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
51
-9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 648
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648
Contributions
68
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 360 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
£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£231,894
3 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
192 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
137 of 169 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
172 of 229 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API