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Mary Creagh vs Dr Ben Spencer

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

Photograph of Mary Creagh
Mary Creagh
Lab Coventry East
vs
Photograph of Dr Ben Spencer
Dr Ben Spencer
Con Runnymede and Weybridge

Voting alignment

Mary Creagh and Dr Ben Spencer voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 241 different votes 253 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
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
38 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
1 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 647
Participation
82.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 647
350
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,320
1,605 eligible divisions
188
53.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
631
47.8 % of votes cast
162
46.3 % of votes cast
No votes
689
52.2 % of votes cast
12
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

40
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 647
Appearances
101
+37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 647
88
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 647
Contributions
216
+102.2 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,742,497
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
£173,551
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£263,058
16 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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

Housing
29 of 31 votes
#1
Trade
49 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Tax
76 of 108 votes
#5
Housing
48 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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