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Wera Hobhouse vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Ian Lavery voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,281 shared comparable votes.

1,017 same votes 264 different votes 1,281 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 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
90 Aye 58 No
26 Aye 87 No
Migration 97% aligned 113 shared votes
25 Aye 88 No
16 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 91% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 21 No
Education 44% aligned 41 shared votes
33 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
87 Aye 64 No
Tax 59% aligned 151 shared votes
105 Aye 46 No
17 Aye 35 No
Devolution / Local Government 62% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 24 No
Defence 64% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
1,578
2,158 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,848
2,413 eligible divisions
859
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.4% of votes cast
719
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

160
+66.4 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Appearances
105
+11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 650
223
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 650
Contributions
128
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 189 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Trade
70 of 90 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
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
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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