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Stephen Kinnock vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Stephen Kinnock and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,270 shared comparable votes.

1,030 same votes 240 different votes 1,270 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
91 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
91 Aye 65 No
32 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 45 shared votes
31 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 88 No
Migration 97% aligned 113 shared votes
26 Aye 87 No
20 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
27 Aye 29 No
Trade 95% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 9 No
Education 38% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 44% aligned 43 shared votes
11 Aye 32 No
107 Aye 43 No
Tax 57% aligned 150 shared votes
85 Aye 65 No
22 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 64% aligned 44 shared votes
14 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 20 No
Defence 69% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 303 of 648
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
1,751
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
995
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
756
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
701
46.1 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

68
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
300
+192.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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

£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£312,875
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
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

Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 62 votes
Migration
150 of 169 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
51 of 59 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 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 Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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
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