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Wera Hobhouse vs Robin Swann

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 Robin Swann
Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Robin Swann voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

224 same votes 70 different votes 294 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
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
27 Aye 42 No
Tax 97% aligned 69 shared votes
29 Aye 40 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 89% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 19 No
Education 88% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
21 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 65% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

73.3%
1% above average
Rank 353 of 649
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 293 of 649
1,554
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
590 eligible divisions
844
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
54.4% of votes cast
710
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
204
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

143
+60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 649
Appearances
119
+36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649
199
+55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
Contributions
146
+2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 208 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
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35% above average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Tax
96 of 112 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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
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