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Mr James Frith vs Wera Hobhouse

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

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Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Mr James Frith and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 60% of the time, based on 610 shared comparable votes.

365 same votes 245 different votes 610 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
64 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 102 shared votes
64 Aye 38 No
15 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 89% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 17 No
Trade 80% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 10 No
Education 12% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 13% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 22% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 27% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 38% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 297 of 649
Participation
73.3%
1% above average
Rank 353 of 649
446
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,554
2,121 eligible divisions
219
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
844
54.3% of votes cast
227
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
710
45.7% of votes cast
11
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

31
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 649
Appearances
147
+63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
47
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649
Contributions
209
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£817,882
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£210,945
7% below average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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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