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Dr Ben Spencer vs Susan Murray

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Susan Murray voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 245 shared comparable votes.

180 same votes 65 different votes 245 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
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 38 No
Tax 94% aligned 54 shared votes
19 Aye 35 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 92% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
0 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 20 shared votes
2 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 89% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 16 No
Housing 60% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

82.1%
10% above average
Rank 155 of 649
Participation
62.2%
10% below average
Rank 554 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
367
590 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
201
54.8% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
166
45.2% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Appearances
78
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 649
220
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Contributions
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£189,988
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£189,988
16% below 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
48 of 50 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Housing
24 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

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