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Wera Hobhouse vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 199 different votes 261 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 4 No
Housing 63% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 0 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
27 Aye 24 No
Tax 6% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
3 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 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
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 291 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
575 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
209
47.8 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
228
52.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

141
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
72
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 649
176
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Contributions
121
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
12
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

Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 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
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