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Hannah Spencer vs Chris Ward

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 Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Hannah Spencer and Chris Ward voted the same way 51% of the time, based on 88 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 43 different votes 88 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
5 Aye 2 No
Benefits 71% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 4 No
Tax 71% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 5 No
Education 62% aligned 13 shared votes
13 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
12 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 50% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 57% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 5 No
Education 62% aligned 13 shared votes
13 Aye 0 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
73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 356 of 649
114
141 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
575 eligible divisions
51
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
52.0 % of votes cast
63
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
202
48.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
4 months
Since 26 Feb 2026
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
Appearances
52
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649
39
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
230
+92.1 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£203,111
10 % below average
15
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
4 of 4 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Education
15 of 16 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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