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Helen Hayes vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,319 shared comparable votes.

1,075 same votes 244 different votes 1,319 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
94 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
94 Aye 66 No
40 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 87 No
Migration 98% aligned 111 shared votes
26 Aye 85 No
15 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 8 No
Education 45% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
108 Aye 50 No
Tax 57% aligned 158 shared votes
92 Aye 66 No
26 Aye 28 No
Defence 63% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 16 No
Benefits 75% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
838
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % 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

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
121
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 232 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

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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 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
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