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John McDonnell vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,303 shared comparable votes.

1,078 same votes 225 different votes 1,303 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
88 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
88 Aye 66 No
25 Aye 89 No
Migration 99% aligned 114 shared votes
24 Aye 90 No
21 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 97% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
36 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 44 shared votes
12 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 12 No
Education 53% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
103 Aye 45 No
Tax 59% aligned 148 shared votes
83 Aye 65 No
22 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 67% aligned 49 shared votes
16 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 25 No
Defence 70% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
850
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
24
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

115
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 189 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

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
6
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Defence
63 of 71 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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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