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Wera Hobhouse vs Andrew Bowie

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
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Andrew Bowie
Con West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Andrew Bowie voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 1,269 shared comparable votes.

217 same votes 1,052 different votes 1,269 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 15 No
Education 59% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 52% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
86 Aye 61 No
Tax 35% aligned 147 shared votes
52 Aye 95 No
19 Aye 18 No
Benefits 24% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 22 No
Defence 22% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 89 No
Migration 3% aligned 116 shared votes
86 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
100 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 169 shared votes
70 Aye 99 No
39 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 7% aligned 58 shared votes
21 Aye 37 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
80.4 %
8 % above average
Rank 193 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,694
2,106 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
826
48.8 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
868
51.2 % 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
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
64
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Contributions
105
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 293 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
£1,982,147
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£339,342
50 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Brexit / EU
187 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 87 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
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
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