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Wera Hobhouse vs Helen Hayes

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 Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Helen Hayes voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,340 shared comparable votes.

1,077 same votes 263 different votes 1,340 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
94 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
94 Aye 66 No
26 Aye 85 No
Migration 98% aligned 111 shared votes
24 Aye 87 No
14 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
17 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 32 No
Trade 93% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 17 No
Education 45% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
92 Aye 66 No
Tax 57% aligned 158 shared votes
108 Aye 50 No
28 Aye 26 No
Defence 63% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 17 No
Benefits 75% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

73.1%
1% above average
Rank 352 of 650
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 650
1,578
2,158 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,917
2,413 eligible divisions
859
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,054
55.0% of votes cast
719
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
863
45.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

157
+63.4 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Appearances
116
+22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
219
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 650
Contributions
134
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 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
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35% above average
Latest expenses
£295,156
30% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 189 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 212 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Trade
70 of 90 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 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
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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