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Wera Hobhouse vs Ben Lake

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 Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Ben Lake voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 1,249 shared comparable votes.

1,193 same votes 56 different votes 1,249 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
100 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
100 Aye 69 No
26 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
26 Aye 90 No
39 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 63% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 86% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
26 Aye 21 No
Defence 91% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
84 Aye 56 No
Tax 92% aligned 140 shared votes
87 Aye 53 No
28 Aye 18 No
Benefits 93% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 648
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,562
2,057 eligible divisions
821
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
867
55.5 % of votes cast
701
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
695
44.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
Appearances
48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 648
157
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 648
Contributions
51
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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 62 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
78 of 84 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
69 of 84 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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