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Dr Ben Spencer vs Stuart Anderson

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,109 shared comparable votes.

1,100 same votes 9 different votes 1,109 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
52 Aye 98 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
52 Aye 98 No
86 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
86 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 118 shared votes
58 Aye 60 No
52 Aye 98 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
52 Aye 98 No
86 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
86 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 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
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 294 of 650
1,387
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,274
1,687 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
616
48.4% of votes cast
718
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
658
51.6% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

110
+21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Appearances
68
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
226
+71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Contributions
112
-42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 326 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
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
64 of 64 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
53 of 63 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API