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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 52% of the time, based on 56 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 27 different votes 56 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
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
9 Aye 0 No
Education 56% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 6 No
Defence 43% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 29% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 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
9 Aye 0 No
Education 56% aligned 9 shared votes
5 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

61.5 %
11 % below average
Rank 564 of 650
Participation
79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 203 of 650
346
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
103
129 eligible divisions
184
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
45
43.7 % of votes cast
162
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
58
56.3 % of votes cast
13
3.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 months
Since 26 Feb 2026

Debates

50
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
Appearances
31
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 650
67
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 407 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

£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
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
4 of 5 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
13 of 13 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
Defence
24 of 33 votes
#3
Education
14 of 15 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
21 of 24 votes
Tax
80 of 111 votes
#5
Transport
7 of 8 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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