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Wera Hobhouse vs Bob Blackman

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

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Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath
vs
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Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Bob Blackman voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 1,388 shared comparable votes.

267 same votes 1,121 different votes 1,388 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
22 Aye 21 No
Education 60% aligned 43 shared votes
11 Aye 32 No
9 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 49% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
83 Aye 76 No
Tax 43% aligned 159 shared votes
53 Aye 106 No
13 Aye 40 No
Devolution / Local Government 34% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 26 No
Defence 30% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 88 No
Migration 0% aligned 113 shared votes
88 Aye 25 No
100 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 170 shared votes
67 Aye 103 No
18 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
40 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 61 shared votes
19 Aye 42 No
20 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
972
46.9 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Contributions
173
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 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
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
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
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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