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Mark Garnier vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 1,330 shared comparable votes.

258 same votes 1,072 different votes 1,330 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
13 Aye 30 No
Education 65% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 43 shared votes
9 Aye 34 No
55 Aye 97 No
Tax 38% aligned 152 shared votes
88 Aye 64 No
33 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 55 shared votes
12 Aye 43 No
26 Aye 28 No
Defence 26% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 15 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
82 Aye 26 No
Migration 3% aligned 108 shared votes
23 Aye 85 No
15 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
70 Aye 98 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 168 shared votes
99 Aye 69 No
22 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 7% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

83.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,974
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
962
48.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
1,012
51.3 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
23
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
248
+109.7 vs Commons average
Rank 80 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

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
4
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
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