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Gareth Snell vs Dr Ben Spencer

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

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Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
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Dr Ben Spencer
Con Runnymede and Weybridge

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Dr Ben Spencer voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 344 different votes 351 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
2 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
51 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
35 Aye 51 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
35 Aye 51 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

86.6 %
14 % above average
Rank 64 of 649
Participation
82.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 155 of 649
498
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
1,643 eligible divisions
248
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
648
48.0 % of votes cast
250
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
702
52.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

158
+80.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
255
+116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
Contributions
223
+84.7 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£263,058
16 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
141 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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