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Wera Hobhouse vs Chris Law

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 Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Chris Law voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 866 shared comparable votes.

825 same votes 41 different votes 866 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
96 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
96 Aye 67 No
21 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
21 Aye 72 No
20 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
20 Aye 35 No
38 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
38 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 5 No
Education 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 58% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 6 No
Energy 82% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 19 No
Benefits 91% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
64 Aye 49 No
Tax 92% aligned 113 shared votes
63 Aye 50 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
52.5 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 648
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,214
2,312 eligible divisions
821
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
671
55.3 % of votes cast
701
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
543
44.7 % 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
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
Appearances
56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 648
157
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 648
Contributions
66
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 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
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 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
196 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Trade
69 of 84 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
No
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
Aye
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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