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Wera Hobhouse vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,154 shared comparable votes.

947 same votes 207 different votes 1,154 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
88 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
88 Aye 60 No
39 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
39 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 83 No
Migration 97% aligned 104 shared votes
20 Aye 84 No
10 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 92% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 55% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
84 Aye 50 No
Tax 60% aligned 134 shared votes
94 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 16 No
Benefits 68% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 29 No
Devolution / Local Government 69% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 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
70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 421 of 650
1,536
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,654
2,344 eligible divisions
832
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
900
54.4 % of votes cast
704
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
754
45.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
15 years, 5 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

128
+58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 650
Appearances
64
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
159
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 650
Contributions
77
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 363 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Trade
70 of 85 votes
#5
Transport
75 of 92 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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