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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 1,229 shared comparable votes.

1,002 same votes 227 different votes 1,229 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
17 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
25 Aye 87 No
Migration 96% aligned 112 shared votes
25 Aye 87 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 48 No
Tax 57% aligned 153 shared votes
87 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

74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % 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

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 258 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

£1,940,185
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
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Migration
147 of 163 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
60 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
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
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
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