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Wera Hobhouse vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Olivia Blake voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 919 shared comparable votes.

700 same votes 219 different votes 919 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
21 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 73 No
Migration 99% aligned 97 shared votes
25 Aye 72 No
26 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 96% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 20 No
Education 30% aligned 40 shared votes
30 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 38% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
65 Aye 56 No
Tax 43% aligned 121 shared votes
84 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 30 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 18 No
Transport 69% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 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 348 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 649
1,540
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,224
1,636 eligible divisions
836
54.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
52.6 % of votes cast
704
45.7 % of votes cast
No votes
580
47.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

132
+58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
38
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
167
+36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Contributions
44
-86.3 vs Commons average
Rank 514 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Trade
70 of 85 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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
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