The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Hannah Spencer vs Katie Lam

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 Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Hannah Spencer and Katie Lam voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 75 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 46 different votes 75 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
0 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 69% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 2 No
Education 40% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 5 No
Defence 38% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 2 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Tax 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Benefits 29% 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
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 451 of 649
114
141 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
575 eligible divisions
51
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
192
48.4 % of votes cast
63
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
205
51.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
5 months
Since 26 Feb 2026
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 650
Appearances
100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
39
-99.3 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
Contributions
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
15
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
Tax
102 of 111 votes
Migration
4 of 4 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Education
15 of 16 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API