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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 85% of the time, based on 1,132 shared comparable votes.

965 same votes 167 different votes 1,132 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
87 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
87 Aye 61 No
19 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 73 No
Migration 99% aligned 94 shared votes
20 Aye 74 No
19 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 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
81 Aye 31 No
Tax 72% aligned 112 shared votes
70 Aye 42 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 650
Participation
73.0%
1% above average
Rank 352 of 650
1,613
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,579
2,162 eligible divisions
898
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
860
54.5% of votes cast
715
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
719
45.5% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

47
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
Appearances
159
+64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
483
+318.4 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
Contributions
224
+59.4 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650

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
24
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
77 of 82 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
171 of 189 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 80 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 90 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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