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Wera Hobhouse vs Michael Payne

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
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Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Michael Payne voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 215 different votes 273 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
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
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 54% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
29 Aye 45 No
Tax 4% aligned 74 shared votes
48 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 11% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 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
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
575 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.0 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
212
48.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

141
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
25
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 649
176
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Contributions
28
-110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 575 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
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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