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Wera Hobhouse vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 1,350 shared comparable votes.

236 same votes 1,114 different votes 1,350 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
22 Aye 18 No
Education 63% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
83 Aye 68 No
Tax 38% aligned 151 shared votes
51 Aye 100 No
13 Aye 42 No
Devolution / Local Government 31% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 26 No
Defence 29% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 83 No
Migration 0% aligned 109 shared votes
83 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
38 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 59 shared votes
20 Aye 39 No
95 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 163 shared votes
68 Aye 95 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
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 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
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
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
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
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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