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Dr Ben Spencer vs Taiwo Owatemi

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 Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 901 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 857 different votes 901 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
10 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
67 Aye 29 No
Migration 4% aligned 96 shared votes
25 Aye 71 No
10 Aye 18 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
48 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 98 shared votes
49 Aye 49 No
24 Aye 10 No
Transport 3% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 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
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Appearances
5
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
220
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Contributions
5
-138.5 vs Commons average
Rank 629 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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