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Edward Argar vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 1,405 shared comparable votes.

265 same votes 1,140 different votes 1,405 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
10 Aye 27 No
Education 59% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 43 shared votes
9 Aye 34 No
55 Aye 110 No
Tax 40% aligned 165 shared votes
90 Aye 75 No
33 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 32% aligned 56 shared votes
13 Aye 43 No
26 Aye 30 No
Defence 29% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 38 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 57 shared votes
37 Aye 20 No
86 Aye 30 No
Migration 3% aligned 116 shared votes
27 Aye 89 No
15 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 21 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
69 Aye 99 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 168 shared votes
100 Aye 68 No

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

Voting record

90.2 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
2,130
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
1,014
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
1,116
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
128
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 219 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

£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
1
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

Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
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
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