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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 81% of the time, based on 1,240 shared comparable votes.

1,005 same votes 235 different votes 1,240 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
89 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
89 Aye 58 No
26 Aye 85 No
Migration 97% aligned 111 shared votes
25 Aye 86 No
34 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 51 shared votes
36 Aye 15 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
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
83 Aye 59 No
Tax 61% aligned 142 shared votes
98 Aye 44 No
17 Aye 35 No
Devolution / Local Government 62% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 24 No
Defence 63% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 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
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 650
1,536
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,784
2,344 eligible divisions
832
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
55.8 % of votes cast
704
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
789
44.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

128
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 650
Appearances
71
+0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
159
+34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Contributions
101
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 274 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
5
3 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
65 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
Trade
70 of 85 votes
#5
Migration
147 of 169 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
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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