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Wera Hobhouse vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,143 shared comparable votes.

949 same votes 194 different votes 1,143 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
77 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 141 shared votes
77 Aye 64 No
8 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
27 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 57 No
Migration 95% aligned 76 shared votes
19 Aye 57 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 18 No
Education 42% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 31 No
Devolution / Local Government 56% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 56% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
76 Aye 56 No
Tax 67% aligned 132 shared votes
94 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 20 No
Defence 70% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 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
67.5 %
5 % below average
Rank 476 of 650
1,536
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,583
2,344 eligible divisions
832
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
56.0 % of votes cast
704
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
697
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

128
+58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
Appearances
50
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
159
+35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
Contributions
80
-43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 355 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 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
Trade
77 of 89 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Transport
75 of 92 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
56 of 70 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Trade
70 of 85 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
No
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
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
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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