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Mark Sewards vs Claire Hanna

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Claire Hanna
Claire Hanna
SDLP Belfast South and Mid Down

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Claire Hanna voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 95 shared comparable votes.

72 same votes 23 different votes 95 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
Housing 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 36% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 3 No
Tax 64% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 70% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 3 No
Education 92% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

78.0%
5% above average
Rank 243 of 649
Participation
45.6%
27% below average
Rank 627 of 649
460
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
756
1,658 eligible divisions
214
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
393
52.0% of votes cast
246
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
363
48.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

165
+81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 649
176
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
Contributions
39
-106.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,304,824
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£301,191
33% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
122 of 154 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
33 of 53 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
25 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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