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Cat Smith vs Hannah Spencer

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

Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre
vs
Photograph of Hannah Spencer
Hannah Spencer
Green Gorton and Denton

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Hannah Spencer voted the same way 54% of the time, based on 71 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 33 different votes 71 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
3 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Education 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Energy 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 0 No
Benefits 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 5 No
Tax 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 29% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 8 No
Defence 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 5 No
Tax 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 0 No
Benefits 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
Participation
80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 187 of 649
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
114
141 eligible divisions
927
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
51
44.7 % of votes cast
785
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
63
55.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
4 months
Since 26 Feb 2026

Debates

18
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
Appearances
36
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
25
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649
Contributions
39
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£0
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
15
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Migration
4 of 4 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#5
Education
15 of 16 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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