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Wera Hobhouse vs Catherine West

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 West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Catherine West voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 1,214 shared comparable votes.

1,031 same votes 183 different votes 1,214 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
94 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
94 Aye 65 No
14 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 17 No
Transport 97% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 86 No
Migration 97% aligned 111 shared votes
24 Aye 87 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 22 No
Education 38% aligned 47 shared votes
36 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 60% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
78 Aye 51 No
Tax 63% aligned 129 shared votes
86 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 19 No
Benefits 71% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 78% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 650
1,532
2,085 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,717
2,340 eligible divisions
829
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
931
54.2 % of votes cast
703
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
786
45.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

123
+55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
Appearances
38
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
155
+35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
68
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
85 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Trade
69 of 84 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: New Clause 3 17 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
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) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API