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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,259 shared comparable votes.

1,033 same votes 226 different votes 1,259 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
90 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
90 Aye 62 No
14 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 87 No
Migration 99% aligned 109 shared votes
23 Aye 86 No
41 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 11 No
Education 39% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 41 shared votes
11 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 54% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 20 No
Benefits 66% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
88 Aye 43 No
Tax 67% aligned 131 shared votes
79 Aye 52 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 647
Participation
73.6 %
same as average
Rank 351 of 647
1,765
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,068 eligible divisions
989
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
776
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
701
46.1 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

76
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 647
Appearances
116
+52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 647
103
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 647
Contributions
154
+40.2 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 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
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
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 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
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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