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Dr Ben Spencer vs Torcuil Crichton

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Torcuil Crichton voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 315 different votes 330 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
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
34 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
56 Aye 34 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
56 Aye 34 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 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
77.6%
5% above average
Rank 252 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
590 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
48.0% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
238
52.0% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
88
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649
220
+74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649
Contributions
114
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 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
£127,044
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£127,044
44% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Tax
98 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

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