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Catherine Fookes vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Catherine Fookes and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 223 different votes 285 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Housing 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
45 Aye 22 No
Tax 4% aligned 67 shared votes
25 Aye 42 No
20 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 14% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 205 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
237
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
221
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

63
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 649
Appearances
141
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
93
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 338 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

£211,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£211,272
7 % 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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 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
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API