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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 78% of the time, based on 1,274 shared comparable votes.

995 same votes 279 different votes 1,274 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
91 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
91 Aye 66 No
21 Aye 87 No
Migration 97% aligned 108 shared votes
20 Aye 88 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
15 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 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
93 Aye 65 No
Tax 55% aligned 158 shared votes
108 Aye 50 No
17 Aye 36 No
Devolution / Local Government 60% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 23 No
Defence 65% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

73.0%
1% above average
Rank 352 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 289 of 650
1,579
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,831
2,417 eligible divisions
860
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
55.4% of votes cast
719
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
816
44.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

159
+64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
Appearances
100
+5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
224
+59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 650
Contributions
138
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 275 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
7
5 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
74 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 189 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
Trade
70 of 90 votes
#5
Transport
84 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
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: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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