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Wera Hobhouse vs Paul Holmes

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath
vs
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Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Paul Holmes voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 968 shared comparable votes.

195 same votes 773 different votes 968 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
12 Aye 11 No
Education 70% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 61% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
65 Aye 49 No
Tax 46% aligned 114 shared votes
38 Aye 76 No
12 Aye 35 No
Devolution / Local Government 34% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 19 No
Transport 27% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 82 No
Migration 2% aligned 99 shared votes
80 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 43 shared votes
14 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 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
85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 94 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
1,643 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
694
49.6 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
704
50.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

141
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
105
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
176
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Contributions
390
+251.5 vs Commons average
Rank 37 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
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
12
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 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 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
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
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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