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Michael Shanks vs Hannah Spencer

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


Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Hannah Spencer voted the same way 52% of the time, based on 52 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 25 different votes 52 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
7 Aye 0 No
Benefits 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 4 No
Transport 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 0 No
Education 57% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 11 No
Defence 45% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 27% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 27% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 11 No
Defence 45% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 0 No
Education 57% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 4 No
Transport 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 0 No
Benefits 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 534 of 650
Participation
79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 203 of 650
480
751 eligible divisions
Total votes
103
129 eligible divisions
230
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
45
43.7 % of votes cast
250
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
58
56.3 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
4 months
Since 26 Feb 2026

Debates

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
31
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 650
304
+178.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
31
-94.8 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£340,820
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£0
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
15
4 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

Trade
11 of 12 votes
#1
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Education
14 of 15 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
21 of 24 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Transport
7 of 8 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API