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Wera Hobhouse vs Ed Miliband

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 Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Ed Miliband voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 977 shared comparable votes.

869 same votes 108 different votes 977 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
86 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
86 Aye 60 No
14 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 85 No
Migration 99% aligned 101 shared votes
17 Aye 84 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 54% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 71% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
59 Aye 31 No
Tax 72% aligned 90 shared votes
62 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 16 No
Benefits 72% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 81% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 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
55.8 %
17 % below average
Rank 603 of 648
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,291
2,312 eligible divisions
821
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
714
55.3 % of votes cast
701
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
577
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
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
Appearances
43
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 648
157
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 648
Contributions
495
+387.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 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
£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£221,136
2 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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 62 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
127 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#4
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
Trade
69 of 84 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
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