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Hannah Spencer vs Simon Lightwood

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 Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Hannah Spencer and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 47% of the time, based on 79 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 42 different votes 79 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
2 Aye 2 No
Tax 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 2 No
Education 71% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 1 No
Transport 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 50% aligned 12 shared votes
0 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
13 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 21% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 4 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 50% aligned 12 shared votes
0 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 1 No
Transport 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 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
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 649
114
141 eligible divisions
Total votes
698
1,072 eligible divisions
51
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
54.9 % of votes cast
63
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
315
45.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
5 months
Since 26 Feb 2026
Commons service
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

36
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
Appearances
92
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
39
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
244
+106.1 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
15
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
27 of 29 votes
Migration
4 of 4 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Education
15 of 16 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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