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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.
Voting alignment
Patrick Spencer and Hilary Benn voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.
5 same votes
287 different votes
292 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
69.6 %
3 % below average
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
392
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,349 eligible divisions
182
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,028
56.7 % of votes cast
210
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
784
43.3 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Debates
0
-70.9 vs Commons average
Appearances
42
-28.9 vs Commons average
0
-125.8 vs Commons average
Contributions
366
+240.2 vs Commons average
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026
24 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API