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James Wild vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of James Wild
James Wild
Con North West Norfolk
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

James Wild and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 982 shared comparable votes.

220 same votes 762 different votes 982 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
9 Aye 26 No
Education 71% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 62% aligned 37 shared votes
9 Aye 28 No
39 Aye 80 No
Tax 48% aligned 119 shared votes
67 Aye 52 No
26 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 31% aligned 45 shared votes
13 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 31 No
Defence 30% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
69 Aye 28 No
Migration 3% aligned 97 shared votes
25 Aye 72 No
7 Aye 17 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

85.9%
13% above average
Rank 78 of 649
Participation
73.3%
1% above average
Rank 353 of 649
1,425
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,554
2,121 eligible divisions
709
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
844
54.3% of votes cast
716
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
710
45.7% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

133
+48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 650
Appearances
150
+65.2 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
244
+96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
Contributions
213
+65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£985,585
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£228,734
1% above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Trade
51 of 53 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Defence
66 of 70 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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