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Wera Hobhouse vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Priti Patel voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 962 shared comparable votes.

212 same votes 750 different votes 962 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
8 Aye 19 No
Education 81% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
2 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 58% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 45% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
72 Aye 57 No
Tax 45% aligned 129 shared votes
43 Aye 86 No
20 Aye 18 No
Defence 37% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
95 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 158 shared votes
58 Aye 100 No
13 Aye 54 No
Migration 4% aligned 67 shared votes
51 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 6% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 7% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 10% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,458
2,361 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
45.5 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
795
54.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

141
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
67
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 649
176
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Contributions
95
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 334 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
15
3 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 321 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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
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
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