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Chris Elmore vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,281 shared comparable votes.

1,064 same votes 217 different votes 1,281 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
88 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
88 Aye 60 No
21 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
35 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 47 shared votes
33 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 90 No
Migration 96% aligned 117 shared votes
26 Aye 91 No
17 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 10 No
Education 46% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 51% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
94 Aye 44 No
Tax 64% aligned 138 shared votes
76 Aye 62 No
29 Aye 28 No
Defence 65% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 18 No
Benefits 70% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,810
2,310 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
995
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
815
45.0 % 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
10 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

38
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
226
+87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650
Contributions
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
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

Housing
58 of 61 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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: 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
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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