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Marsha De Cordova vs Dr Ben Spencer

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

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Marsha De Cordova
Lab Battersea
vs
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Dr Ben Spencer
Con Runnymede and Weybridge

Voting alignment

Marsha De Cordova and Dr Ben Spencer voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 795 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 750 different votes 795 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
16 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 11 No
Energy 5% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
37 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 82 shared votes
44 Aye 38 No
15 Aye 15 No
Benefits 3% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 101 shared votes
38 Aye 63 No
20 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

61.6%
11% below average
Rank 563 of 649
Participation
82.1%
10% above average
Rank 155 of 649
1,307
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
710
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
48.1% of votes cast
597
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
707
51.9% of votes cast
17
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

104
+21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 649
Appearances
107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
199
+55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 649
Contributions
220
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,680,513
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
£260,847
15% above average
Latest expenses
£263,058
16% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
155 of 188 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Migration
125 of 163 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Trade
65 of 87 votes
#4
Migration
141 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 52 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
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