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Ian Lavery vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,226 shared comparable votes.

1,000 same votes 226 different votes 1,226 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
89 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
89 Aye 58 No
25 Aye 86 No
Migration 97% aligned 111 shared votes
26 Aye 85 No
36 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 18 shared votes
16 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 8 No
Education 44% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 44 shared votes
12 Aye 32 No
98 Aye 44 No
Tax 61% aligned 142 shared votes
83 Aye 59 No
23 Aye 29 No
Devolution / Local Government 62% aligned 52 shared votes
17 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 19 No
Defence 68% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 300 of 648
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
1,756
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
986
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
770
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
701
46.1 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
80
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 303 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

£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
2
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 62 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Migration
147 of 169 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
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
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
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