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Ed Miliband vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 977 shared comparable votes.

869 same votes 108 different votes 977 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
86 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
86 Aye 60 No
14 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 84 No
Migration 99% aligned 101 shared votes
16 Aye 85 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 54% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 1 No
Education 71% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
62 Aye 28 No
Tax 72% aligned 90 shared votes
59 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 16 No
Benefits 72% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 81% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

55.8 %
17 % below average
Rank 603 of 648
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
1,291
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
714
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
577
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
701
46.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

43
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
495
+387.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 648
Contributions
157
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 62 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Energy
45 of 67 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
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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 Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
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
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
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