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Wera Hobhouse vs Alberto Costa

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

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Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath
vs
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Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Alberto Costa voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 1,292 shared comparable votes.

248 same votes 1,044 different votes 1,292 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
22 Aye 16 No
Education 61% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
82 Aye 67 No
Tax 40% aligned 149 shared votes
53 Aye 96 No
7 Aye 40 No
Devolution / Local Government 32% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 29% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 57 shared votes
19 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 72 No
Migration 3% aligned 99 shared votes
69 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 11 No
Energy 6% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 182 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.3 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,010
52.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Contributions
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
29
7 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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