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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 82% of the time, based on 1,312 shared comparable votes.

1,072 same votes 240 different votes 1,312 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
39 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 59 shared votes
40 Aye 19 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
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
89 Aye 66 No
Tax 58% aligned 155 shared votes
108 Aye 47 No
27 Aye 26 No
Defence 62% aligned 53 shared votes
25 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

73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 344 of 650
Participation
79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 216 of 650
1,536
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,861
2,344 eligible divisions
832
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,029
55.3 % of votes cast
704
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
832
44.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

128
+58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 650
Appearances
92
+22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
159
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 650
Contributions
123
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 207 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
31 % above average
5
3 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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Trade
70 of 85 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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) 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API