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Wera Hobhouse vs Rebecca Smith

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 Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 71% of the time, based on 228 shared comparable votes.

163 same votes 65 different votes 228 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 16 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 30 No
Tax 94% aligned 52 shared votes
19 Aye 33 No
6 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 87% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 44% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 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 347 of 649
Participation
70.0 %
3 % below average
Rank 431 of 649
1,545
2,104 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
573 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
47.1 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
212
52.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

138
+61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 649
Appearances
134
+57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
171
+34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 649
Contributions
243
+106.3 vs Commons average
Rank 81 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
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Trade
70 of 85 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 111 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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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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