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Matt Western vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,211 shared comparable votes.

995 same votes 216 different votes 1,211 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 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
90 Aye 61 No
14 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
24 Aye 86 No
Migration 97% aligned 110 shared votes
25 Aye 85 No
40 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 52 shared votes
38 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 44 shared votes
12 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 8 No
Education 47% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 52% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
105 Aye 45 No
Tax 58% aligned 150 shared votes
84 Aye 66 No
20 Aye 20 No
Benefits 60% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 648
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
1,538
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
864
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
674
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
701
46.1 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % 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

60
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
67
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 357 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

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
3
3 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 62 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 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
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
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
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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