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Wera Hobhouse vs Josh Newbury

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 Josh Newbury
Josh Newbury
Lab Cannock Chase

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Josh Newbury voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 259 different votes 309 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
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 80% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 5 No
Housing 50% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
27 Aye 45 No
Tax 4% aligned 72 shared votes
48 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
Participation
89.4 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 648
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
526 eligible divisions
821
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
250
53.2 % of votes cast
701
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
220
46.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

121
+60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 648
Appearances
108
+47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 648
157
+48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 648
Contributions
124
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£109,414
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£109,414
52 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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 62 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
69 of 84 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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