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Mr Toby Perkins vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Mr Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Mr Toby Perkins and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,232 shared comparable votes.

1,002 same votes 230 different votes 1,232 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
88 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 151 shared votes
87 Aye 64 No
25 Aye 85 No
Migration 98% aligned 110 shared votes
23 Aye 87 No
9 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 96% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
32 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 10 No
Education 38% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 21 No
Benefits 63% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 26 No
Defence 63% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
82 Aye 50 No
Tax 64% aligned 132 shared votes
84 Aye 48 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
959
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
774
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % 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

86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 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

£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£306,578
36 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
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
65 of 71 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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