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Wera Hobhouse vs Derek Twigg

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 Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Derek Twigg voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 987 shared comparable votes.

783 same votes 204 different votes 987 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
19 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
78 Aye 44 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 122 shared votes
77 Aye 45 No
10 Aye 23 No
Trade 94% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 49 No
Migration 94% aligned 65 shared votes
16 Aye 49 No
15 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 90% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 10 No
Education 44% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
72 Aye 43 No
Tax 52% aligned 115 shared votes
83 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 63% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 32 No
Devolution / Local Government 63% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 19 No
Transport 75% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

73.0%
1% above average
Rank 352 of 650
Participation
58.2%
14% below average
Rank 588 of 650
1,579
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,407
2,417 eligible divisions
860
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
812
57.7% of votes cast
719
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
595
42.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

160
+65.4 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Appearances
56
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650
225
+60.2 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 650
Contributions
45
-119.8 vs Commons average
Rank 554 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
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
12
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 63 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 189 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Trade
70 of 90 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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