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Wera Hobhouse vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Peter Dowd voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,122 shared comparable votes.

914 same votes 208 different votes 1,122 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
84 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 145 shared votes
84 Aye 61 No
31 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 46 shared votes
32 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
26 Aye 33 No
Migration 95% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 37% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 18 No
Education 40% aligned 42 shared votes
31 Aye 11 No
87 Aye 70 No
Tax 58% aligned 157 shared votes
105 Aye 52 No
30 Aye 23 No
Defence 64% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 77% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 344 of 650
Participation
69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 448 of 650
1,536
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,624
2,344 eligible divisions
832
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
910
56.0 % of votes cast
704
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
714
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

128
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 650
Appearances
37
-33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
159
+34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Contributions
23
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 582 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
63 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Trade
70 of 85 votes
#5
Education
75 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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 Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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