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Hannah Spencer vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Hannah Spencer and John McDonnell voted the same way 57% of the time, based on 103 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 44 different votes 103 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 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 2 No
Energy 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 4 No
Migration 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 2 No
Benefits 71% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 45% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 57% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 6 No
Education 67% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 649
114
141 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
51
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
63
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
850
45.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3 % of votes cast
4 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
115
+37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649
39
-98.8 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
146
+8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£269,647
19 % above average
15
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
63 of 69 votes
Migration
4 of 4 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Education
15 of 16 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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: 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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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