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Wera Hobhouse vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Hilary Benn voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,307 shared comparable votes.

1,069 same votes 238 different votes 1,307 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
90 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
90 Aye 67 No
17 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 87 No
Migration 97% aligned 113 shared votes
25 Aye 88 No
39 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 60 shared votes
41 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 20 No
Education 38% aligned 45 shared votes
35 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 56% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
86 Aye 66 No
Tax 57% aligned 152 shared votes
103 Aye 49 No
17 Aye 34 No
Devolution / Local Government 59% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 19 No
Benefits 64% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 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
77.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 262 of 650
1,536
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,344 eligible divisions
832
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,028
56.7 % of votes cast
704
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
784
43.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

128
+58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 650
Appearances
44
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
159
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 650
Contributions
388
+264.1 vs Commons average
Rank 26 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 70 votes
Trade
70 of 85 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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