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Gareth Snell vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 56% of the time, based on 610 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 266 different votes 610 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
61 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 93% aligned 99 shared votes
62 Aye 37 No
15 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 89% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 11 No
Trade 88% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 14% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 15% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 22% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 23% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
62 Aye 38 No
Tax 31% aligned 100 shared votes
47 Aye 53 No

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

Voting record

86.5 %
14 % above average
Rank 68 of 650
Participation
73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 344 of 650
487
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,539
2,094 eligible divisions
241
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
835
54.3 % of votes cast
246
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
704
45.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

133
+62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Appearances
130
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
219
+93.2 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
Contributions
161
+35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
4
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
59 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 85 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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 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
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