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Hannah Spencer vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Hannah Spencer and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 50% of the time, based on 102 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 51 different votes 102 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
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
Benefits 71% aligned 7 shared votes
7 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
9 Aye 6 No
Education 60% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 4 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 50% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

82.1%
9% above average
Rank 156 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
128
156 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
60
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
68
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
7 months
Since 26 Feb 2026
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
50
-95.9 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 649
Contributions
14
-131.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
15
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
5 of 5 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Migration
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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