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Sarah Pochin vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 146 shared comparable votes.

111 same votes 35 different votes 146 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
6 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
0 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 93% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 2 No
Trade 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 3 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 6 No
Housing 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 70% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

56.3 %
16 % below average
Rank 599 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 649
215
382 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,540
2,099 eligible divisions
93
43.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
836
54.3 % of votes cast
122
56.7 % of votes cast
No votes
704
45.7 % of votes cast
7
3.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

85
+10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
Appearances
132
+57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
98
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
Contributions
167
+35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Migration
7 of 9 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 85 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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