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Pat McFadden vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Pat McFadden and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 1,114 shared comparable votes.

995 same votes 119 different votes 1,114 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
92 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
92 Aye 66 No
25 Aye 75 No
Migration 99% aligned 100 shared votes
24 Aye 76 No
35 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 96% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 63% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 22 No
Benefits 65% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 77% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 3 No
Education 77% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
74 Aye 33 No
Tax 79% aligned 107 shared votes
68 Aye 39 No

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

Voting record

66.0 %
7 % below average
Rank 505 of 648
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
1,525
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
881
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
644
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
701
46.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

38
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
298
+190.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 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

£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£225,631
same as average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Benefits
64 of 81 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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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