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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 1,129 shared comparable votes.

1,002 same votes 127 different votes 1,129 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
15 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 97% aligned 30 shared votes
16 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

65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,550
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
895
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
655
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
257
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 73 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

£2,498,186
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
6
4 registered categories
4
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

Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 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
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
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