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Jeff Smith vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 1,086 shared comparable votes.

826 same votes 260 different votes 1,086 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
63 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 92 shared votes
63 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 82 No
Migration 96% aligned 101 shared votes
19 Aye 82 No
19 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 9 No
Education 22% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 41 shared votes
11 Aye 30 No
95 Aye 42 No
Tax 51% aligned 137 shared votes
76 Aye 61 No
11 Aye 28 No
Devolution / Local Government 54% aligned 39 shared votes
7 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 20 No
Defence 55% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 209 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,877
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
1,024
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
853
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % 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

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
61
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 451 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

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 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
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
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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