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Hannah Spencer vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Hannah Spencer and Peter Dowd voted the same way 67% of the time, based on 51 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 17 different votes 51 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
Work / Employment 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 4 No
Tax 71% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 2 No
Energy 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Education 57% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 46% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 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
1 Aye 2 No
Energy 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 4 No
Tax 71% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 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
69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 446 of 649
114
141 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
51
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
915
56.0 % of votes cast
63
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
718
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
4 months
Since 26 Feb 2026
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

36
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 649
Appearances
41
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
39
-98.6 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Contributions
29
-108.6 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
15
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
4 of 4 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Education
15 of 16 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
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
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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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