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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 96 shared comparable votes.

48 same votes 48 different votes 96 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 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
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 50% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 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

80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 187 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
114
141 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
51
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
63
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
4 months
Since 26 Feb 2026
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

36
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
Appearances
29
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 649
39
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
15
-122.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 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
3
3 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
Migration
4 of 4 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Education
15 of 16 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 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
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
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
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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