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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 1,125 shared comparable votes.

1,119 same votes 6 different votes 1,125 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
58 Aye 107 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
58 Aye 107 No
101 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
101 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 32 No
Housing 100% aligned 47 shared votes
15 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
54 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 107 shared votes
55 Aye 52 No
58 Aye 107 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
58 Aye 107 No
101 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
101 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 %
9 % above average
Rank 166 of 648
Participation
82.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 167 of 648
1,311
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,312 eligible divisions
624
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
920
48.4 % of votes cast
687
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
981
51.6 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 648
Appearances
12
-48.4 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 648
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648
Contributions
20
-88.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648

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
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
0
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

Trade
49 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
159 of 169 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
Energy
61 of 67 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

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