The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Monday 12 October 2026.

Compare

Hannah Spencer vs Barry Gardiner

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

Photograph of Hannah Spencer
Hannah Spencer
Green Gorton and Denton
vs
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Hannah Spencer and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 49% of the time, based on 65 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 33 different votes 65 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
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 4 No
Tax 71% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 3 No
Education 67% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Transport 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 3 No
Defence 38% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 3 No
Education 67% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Transport 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

82.1%
9% above average
Rank 156 of 649
Participation
67.4%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
128
156 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
60
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
68
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
7 months
Since 26 Feb 2026
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
Appearances
59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 649
50
-95.9 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 649
Contributions
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
15
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Devolution / Local Government
13 of 13 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
5 of 5 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Migration
4 of 4 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API