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Hannah Spencer vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Hannah Spencer and Michael Shanks voted the same way 54% of the time, based on 59 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 27 different votes 59 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
5 Aye 2 No
Benefits 71% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 3 No
Education 57% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 5 No
Defence 45% aligned 11 shared votes
0 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 27% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 27% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 5 No
Defence 45% aligned 11 shared votes
0 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 3 No
Education 57% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
Benefits 71% 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

80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 187 of 649
Participation
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
114
141 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
51
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
63
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
4 months
Since 26 Feb 2026
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

36
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
Appearances
99
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
39
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
386
+248.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
15
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Migration
4 of 4 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Education
15 of 16 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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