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Luke Pollard vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 1,161 shared comparable votes.

984 same votes 177 different votes 1,161 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
90 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
90 Aye 66 No
6 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
36 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 87 No
Migration 97% aligned 112 shared votes
26 Aye 86 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 5 No
Education 47% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 51% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
88 Aye 44 No
Tax 64% aligned 132 shared votes
74 Aye 58 No
28 Aye 18 No
Defence 67% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 72% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

70.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 433 of 648
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
1,444
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
803
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
641
44.4 % 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
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

54
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 648
Appearances
121
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 648
379
+269.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 648
Contributions
157
+47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
2
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

Migration
144 of 161 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Trade
69 of 84 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 Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026
Education
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
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
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