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Wera Hobhouse vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,208 shared comparable votes.

974 same votes 234 different votes 1,208 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
95 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
95 Aye 67 No
19 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
36 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 54 shared votes
37 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 76 No
Migration 98% aligned 100 shared votes
26 Aye 74 No
22 Aye 30 No
Trade 94% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 22 No
Education 37% aligned 43 shared votes
34 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 41% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 44% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
85 Aye 64 No
Tax 58% aligned 149 shared votes
106 Aye 43 No
26 Aye 17 No
Benefits 65% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 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
73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 357 of 650
1,536
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,718
2,344 eligible divisions
832
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
56.7 % of votes cast
704
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
744
43.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

128
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 650
Appearances
104
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 650
159
+34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Contributions
143
+18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 169 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Education
81 of 95 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Trade
70 of 85 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 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
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
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
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
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