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Wera Hobhouse vs Mrs Kemi Badenoch

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 Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 1,095 shared comparable votes.

120 same votes 975 different votes 1,095 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
13 Aye 13 No
Education 54% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
67 Aye 52 No
Tax 26% aligned 119 shared votes
39 Aye 80 No
8 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 22% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
24 Aye 21 No
Transport 13% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 16 No
Defence 12% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
33 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 51 shared votes
17 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 72 No
Migration 3% aligned 96 shared votes
69 Aye 27 No
92 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 154 shared votes
61 Aye 93 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
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 476 of 648
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,399
2,057 eligible divisions
821
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
693
49.5 % of votes cast
701
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
706
50.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

121
+60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 648
Appearances
50
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 648
157
+48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 648
Contributions
208
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 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
£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£278,687
23 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
167 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Trade
70 of 84 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 161 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
35 of 43 votes
Trade
69 of 84 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API