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Hannah Spencer vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Hannah Spencer and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 45% of the time, based on 83 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 46 different votes 83 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
1 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 92% aligned 13 shared votes
0 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 73% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 55% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 5 No
Education 42% aligned 12 shared votes
0 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 2 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Tax 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Transport 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 2 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 5 No
Education 42% aligned 12 shared votes
0 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 55% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 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
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
114
141 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
51
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
63
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
5 months
Since 26 Feb 2026
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

36
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
Appearances
74
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649
39
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
106
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
15
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Migration
4 of 4 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Education
15 of 16 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 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
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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