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Wera Hobhouse vs David Simmonds

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 David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and David Simmonds voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 934 shared comparable votes.

216 same votes 718 different votes 934 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
14 Aye 16 No
Education 73% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 58% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 57% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
64 Aye 60 No
Tax 54% aligned 124 shared votes
41 Aye 83 No
20 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 28% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 82 No
Migration 6% aligned 106 shared votes
76 Aye 30 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
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 132 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,370
1,643 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
660
48.2 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
710
51.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

141
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
105
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649
176
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Contributions
258
+119.5 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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