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Keir Mather vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Keir Mather and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 43% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

134 same votes 177 different votes 311 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
14 Aye 2 No
Energy 94% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 11 No
Migration 94% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 1 No
Housing 69% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 63% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 6% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
40 Aye 18 No
Tax 14% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
4 Aye 6 No
Transport 20% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 648
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
552
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
275
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
277
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
701
46.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

62
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
249
+141.1 vs Commons average
Rank 48 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

£451,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£306,391
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Defence
23 of 23 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 62 votes
Education
49 of 51 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Transport
23 of 25 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 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
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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 Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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