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Matt Rodda vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Matt Rodda
Matt Rodda
Lab Reading Central
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Matt Rodda and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,351 shared comparable votes.

1,078 same votes 273 different votes 1,351 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 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
90 Aye 64 No
41 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 88 No
Migration 96% aligned 115 shared votes
26 Aye 89 No
21 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 10 No
Education 34% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 44 shared votes
12 Aye 32 No
107 Aye 49 No
Tax 58% aligned 156 shared votes
85 Aye 71 No
29 Aye 28 No
Defence 65% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 22 No
Benefits 65% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 168 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,720
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
941
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
779
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 315 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

£1,641,237
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£254,181
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Housing
51 of 54 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Education
70 of 76 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 73 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API