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Wera Hobhouse vs Andy McDonald

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 Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Andy McDonald voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,242 shared comparable votes.

986 same votes 256 different votes 1,242 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 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
90 Aye 66 No
21 Aye 85 No
Migration 97% aligned 106 shared votes
20 Aye 86 No
23 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 22 No
Education 31% aligned 42 shared votes
31 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
91 Aye 60 No
Tax 56% aligned 151 shared votes
101 Aye 50 No
17 Aye 36 No
Devolution / Local Government 60% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 23 No
Defence 64% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 344 of 650
Participation
75.6 %
3 % above average
Rank 300 of 650
1,539
2,094 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,776
2,349 eligible divisions
835
54.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
990
55.7 % of votes cast
704
45.7 % of votes cast
No votes
786
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

130
+59.0 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Appearances
89
+18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
161
+35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Contributions
124
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 204 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
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Trade
70 of 85 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API