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Cat Eccles vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 36% of the time, based on 171 shared comparable votes.

61 same votes 110 different votes 171 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
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 83% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 67% aligned 12 shared votes
12 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 4 No
Housing 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 6 No
Education 6% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 17 No
Tax 9% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 3 No
Defence 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 14% 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

54.4 %
18 % below average
Rank 608 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
313
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
138
44.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
175
55.9 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
10
3.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

81
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649
Appearances
141
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
99
-39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 649
Contributions
176
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
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