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Wera Hobhouse vs Melanie Ward

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 Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Melanie Ward voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

56 same votes 224 different votes 280 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
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 88% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 54% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
27 Aye 41 No
Tax 4% aligned 68 shared votes
44 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 14% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 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 351 of 649
Participation
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 295 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
436
575 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
50.0 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
218
50.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Contributions
94
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 335 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
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
12
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 63 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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