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Emma Lewell vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,162 shared comparable votes.

941 same votes 221 different votes 1,162 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
19 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
81 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 138 shared votes
78 Aye 60 No
18 Aye 77 No
Migration 96% aligned 95 shared votes
18 Aye 77 No
14 Aye 9 No
Housing 91% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
43 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 91% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 6 No
Education 39% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 49% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
99 Aye 41 No
Tax 55% aligned 140 shared votes
76 Aye 64 No
16 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 55% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 20 No
Defence 74% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

71.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 409 of 648
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
1,648
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
921
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
727
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
701
46.1 % of votes cast
33
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 1 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

59
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
41
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 493 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

£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 62 votes
Trade
74 of 88 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Transport
73 of 87 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Education
77 of 95 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
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
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
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