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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 47% of the time, based on 53 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 28 different votes 53 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
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
5 Aye 3 No
Defence 38% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 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

80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 187 of 649
Participation
67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 474 of 649
114
141 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
51
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
889
55.9 % of votes cast
63
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
700
44.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
5 months
Since 26 Feb 2026
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

36
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
Appearances
55
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649
39
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
88
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 358 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
4 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
Migration
4 of 4 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Education
15 of 16 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
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