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Angela Rayner vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner
Lab Ashton-under-Lyne
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Angela Rayner and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 1,091 shared comparable votes.

952 same votes 139 different votes 1,091 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
86 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
86 Aye 61 No
19 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 73 No
Migration 99% aligned 94 shared votes
20 Aye 74 No
39 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 57 shared votes
37 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 63% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 2 No
Education 65% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 29 No
Devolution / Local Government 65% aligned 49 shared votes
17 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 12 No
Benefits 71% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
74 Aye 28 No
Tax 77% aligned 102 shared votes
65 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

66.4 %
7 % below average
Rank 499 of 648
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
1,536
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
862
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
674
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
701
46.1 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

16
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 648
Appearances
121
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 648
100
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 648
Contributions
157
+47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,886,725
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£219,458
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
16
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 62 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 65 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Work / Employment
57 of 75 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension 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 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
No
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
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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