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David Baines vs Hannah Spencer

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

Photograph of David Baines
David Baines
Lab St Helens North
vs
Photograph of Hannah Spencer
Hannah Spencer
Green Gorton and Denton

Voting alignment

David Baines and Hannah Spencer voted the same way 47% of the time, based on 59 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 31 different votes 59 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
7 Aye 0 No
Benefits 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 0 No
Education 57% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 4 No
Defence 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 0 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 1 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 0 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 4 No
Defence 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 0 No
Education 57% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

65.9 %
7 % below average
Rank 502 of 649
Participation
80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 187 of 649
379
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
114
141 eligible divisions
189
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
51
44.7 % of votes cast
190
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
63
55.3 % of votes cast
13
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
5 months
Since 26 Feb 2026

Debates

24
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
Appearances
36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 650
26
-112.3 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650
Contributions
39
-99.3 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£136,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£0
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40 % below average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
15
4 registered categories
0
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

Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
13 of 13 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Migration
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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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