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Dr Ben Spencer vs Victoria Atkins

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Victoria Atkins voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,164 shared comparable votes.

1,156 same votes 8 different votes 1,164 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
59 Aye 107 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
59 Aye 107 No
102 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
102 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 32 No
Housing 100% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
55 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 108 shared votes
56 Aye 52 No
59 Aye 107 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
59 Aye 107 No
102 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
102 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 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
80.7%
8% above average
Rank 179 of 650
1,387
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,942
2,405 eligible divisions
669
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
942
48.5% of votes cast
718
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,000
51.5% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

110
+21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Appearances
25
-63.8 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650
226
+71.2 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
38
-116.8 vs Commons average
Rank 564 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
£1,703,387
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£241,610
7% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
204 of 212 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#5
Housing
58 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

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