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Wera Hobhouse vs Helen Whately

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath
vs
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Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Helen Whately voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 1,313 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 1,071 different votes 1,313 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
21 Aye 21 No
Education 67% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No
85 Aye 72 No
Tax 43% aligned 157 shared votes
50 Aye 107 No
9 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 35% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 42 No
Devolution / Local Government 30% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 23 No
Defence 27% aligned 49 shared votes
20 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 85 No
Migration 3% aligned 109 shared votes
82 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
93 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 160 shared votes
64 Aye 96 No
39 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 58 shared votes
20 Aye 38 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
47.7 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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