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Wera Hobhouse vs Katie Lam

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 Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Katie Lam voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 201 shared comparable votes.

141 same votes 60 different votes 201 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
8 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
25 Aye 37 No
Tax 95% aligned 62 shared votes
22 Aye 40 No
3 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 92% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 81% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 2 No
Housing 40% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 50% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 649
Participation
68.9 %
4 % below average
Rank 453 of 649
1,545
2,104 eligible divisions
Total votes
395
573 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
192
48.6 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
203
51.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

136
+59.4 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Appearances
94
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 649
168
+32.2 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
Contributions
107
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Tax
102 of 111 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Trade
70 of 85 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
44 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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