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Wera Hobhouse vs Paulette Hamilton

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 Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 58% of the time, based on 592 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 249 different votes 592 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
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 75 No
Migration 96% aligned 93 shared votes
18 Aye 75 No
16 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 93% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 21 No
Education 3% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
46 Aye 46 No
Tax 23% aligned 92 shared votes
63 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 3 No
Transport 23% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 24% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 31% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 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
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 289 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
878
1,155 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
433
49.3 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
445
50.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

141
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
59
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 649
176
+37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Contributions
77
-61.4 vs Commons average
Rank 399 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
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Work / Employment
57 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Education
55 of 61 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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