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Wera Hobhouse vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,183 shared comparable votes.

980 same votes 203 different votes 1,183 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
86 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 149 shared votes
86 Aye 63 No
34 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 71 No
Migration 98% aligned 93 shared votes
20 Aye 73 No
19 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 40% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 41% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 32 No
Devolution / Local Government 59% aligned 41 shared votes
12 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 20 No
Defence 62% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
89 Aye 49 No
Tax 64% aligned 138 shared votes
91 Aye 47 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
68.3 %
4 % below average
Rank 464 of 650
1,536
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,344 eligible divisions
832
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
879
54.9 % of votes cast
704
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
721
45.1 % 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
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

128
+58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
Appearances
22
-47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
159
+35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
Contributions
35
-88.1 vs Commons average
Rank 538 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Work / Employment
63 of 75 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
53 of 66 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Trade
70 of 85 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 89 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
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
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