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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 973 shared comparable votes.

970 same votes 3 different votes 973 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
84 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
84 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 95 shared votes
48 Aye 47 No
47 Aye 86 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
47 Aye 86 No
84 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
84 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 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
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 649
1,350
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,689
2,361 eligible divisions
648
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
805
47.7 % of votes cast
702
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
884
52.3 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Appearances
76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
223
+84.7 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 290 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
£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£231,894
3 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
173 of 230 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API