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Valerie Vaz vs Wera Hobhouse

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

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,270 shared comparable votes.

1,052 same votes 218 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
90 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
90 Aye 65 No
14 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
26 Aye 86 No
Migration 98% aligned 112 shared votes
24 Aye 88 No
40 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 59 shared votes
38 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 11 No
Education 38% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
109 Aye 51 No
Tax 58% aligned 160 shared votes
90 Aye 70 No
16 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 70% aligned 37 shared votes
7 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 71% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 15 No
Benefits 73% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
792
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % 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

29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
2
2 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Transport
80 of 95 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
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
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
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