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Sarah Smith vs Hannah Spencer

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Hannah Spencer
Hannah Spencer
Green Gorton and Denton

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Hannah Spencer voted the same way 55% of the time, based on 66 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 30 different votes 66 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
3 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 0 No
Benefits 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
Tax 80% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 0 No
Education 60% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 6 No
Defence 43% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 29% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 6 No
Defence 43% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 0 No
Education 60% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 4 No
Tax 80% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 0 No
Benefits 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

62.1 %
11 % below average
Rank 554 of 649
Participation
80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 187 of 649
357
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
114
141 eligible divisions
191
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
51
44.7 % of votes cast
166
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
63
55.3 % of votes cast
13
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
5 months
Since 26 Feb 2026

Debates

62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Appearances
36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 650
79
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Contributions
39
-99.3 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£0
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14 % below average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
4 registered categories
0
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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
13 of 13 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
4 of 4 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
Tax
80 of 111 votes
#5
Education
15 of 16 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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