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Patrick Spencer vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Hilary Benn voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 342 different votes 348 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
31 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
2 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 391 of 650
Participation
77.6%
5% above average
Rank 255 of 650
451
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,876
2,417 eligible divisions
210
46.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,059
56.4% of votes cast
241
53.4% of votes cast
No votes
817
43.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

31
-63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
49
-115.8 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
Contributions
398
+233.2 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£159,842
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
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