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Sir John Whittingdale vs Dr Ben Spencer
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Sir John Whittingdale and Dr Ben Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,154 shared comparable votes.
1,151 same votes
3 different votes
1,154 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
80.5 %
8 % above average
Participation
82.2 %
9 % above average
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
1,643 eligible divisions
908
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
648
48.0 % of votes cast
993
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
702
52.0 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Debates
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Contributions
223
+84.7 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£263,058
16 % above average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Aye
No
rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026
1 Jul 2026
No
No
No
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API