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Wera Hobhouse vs Jim McMahon

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 Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Jim McMahon voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,185 shared comparable votes.

942 same votes 243 different votes 1,185 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
86 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 144 shared votes
86 Aye 58 No
16 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
38 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 57 shared votes
40 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 83 No
Migration 96% aligned 105 shared votes
22 Aye 83 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 21 No
Education 29% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 38% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 35 No
Devolution / Local Government 55% aligned 44 shared votes
15 Aye 29 No
91 Aye 58 No
Tax 58% aligned 149 shared votes
97 Aye 52 No
21 Aye 20 No
Defence 63% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 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
71.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 393 of 650
1,539
2,094 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,682
2,349 eligible divisions
835
54.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
944
56.1 % of votes cast
704
45.7 % of votes cast
No votes
738
43.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
10 years, 7 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

130
+59.0 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Appearances
75
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
161
+35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Contributions
121
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Education
79 of 95 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#4
Migration
137 of 169 votes
Trade
70 of 85 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
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
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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