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Laura Trott vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Laura Trott
Laura Trott
Con Sevenoaks
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Laura Trott and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 885 shared comparable votes.

153 same votes 732 different votes 885 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
8 Aye 19 No
Education 70% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
28 Aye 66 No
Tax 38% aligned 94 shared votes
54 Aye 40 No
10 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 32% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 28% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 10 No
Transport 26% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 12 No
Trade 0% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 15 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

74.6%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 649
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,226
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
634
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2% of votes cast
592
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
47
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 507 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

£1,164,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£284,794
26% above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35% above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
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
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