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Wera Hobhouse vs Ben Maguire

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath
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Photograph of Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Ben Maguire voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

286 same votes 0 different votes 286 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
29 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

73.3%
1% above average
Rank 353 of 649
Participation
60.3%
12% below average
Rank 571 of 649
1,554
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
356
590 eligible divisions
844
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
54.5% of votes cast
710
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
162
45.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

147
+63.4 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
Appearances
98
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
209
+63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
Contributions
114
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 298 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
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35% above average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21% below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
5 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
27 of 34 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API