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Hannah Spencer vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Hannah Spencer and Esther McVey voted the same way 44% of the time, based on 55 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 31 different votes 55 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 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 86% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 44% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Tax 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Tax 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 44% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 86% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 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
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 519 of 649
114
141 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,364
2,106 eligible divisions
51
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
624
45.7 % of votes cast
63
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
740
54.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
5 months
Since 26 Feb 2026
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

36
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
Appearances
104
+26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649
39
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
145
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
15
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
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

Devolution / Local Government
13 of 13 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Migration
4 of 4 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Education
15 of 16 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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