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Wera Hobhouse vs Liz Kendall

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 Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Liz Kendall voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,096 shared comparable votes.

940 same votes 156 different votes 1,096 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
93 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
93 Aye 63 No
24 Aye 64 No
Migration 99% aligned 88 shared votes
25 Aye 63 No
38 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 57 shared votes
39 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 27 No
Trade 96% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 15 No
Education 42% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 60% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 17 No
Benefits 66% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
78 Aye 42 No
Tax 72% aligned 120 shared votes
80 Aye 40 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
64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 526 of 650
1,532
2,085 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,515
2,340 eligible divisions
829
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
867
57.2 % of votes cast
703
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
648
42.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

125
+57.2 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Appearances
41
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
157
+36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
608
+487.6 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
35 of 45 votes
Trade
69 of 84 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 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
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
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
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
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