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Hannah Spencer vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Hannah Spencer and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 56% of the time, based on 68 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 30 different votes 68 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
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 2 No
Benefits 67% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 3 No
Tax 67% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 3 No
Education 57% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 38% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 43% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 3 No
Education 57% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 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
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
128
156 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
60
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
55.5% of votes cast
68
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
7 months
Since 26 Feb 2026
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
Appearances
80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
50
-95.9 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 649
Contributions
131
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
15
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
5 of 5 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Migration
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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
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