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Wera Hobhouse vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,272 shared comparable votes.

1,010 same votes 262 different votes 1,272 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
93 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
93 Aye 64 No
26 Aye 79 No
Migration 97% aligned 105 shared votes
25 Aye 80 No
39 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 58 shared votes
41 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 93% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 35% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 21 No
Education 36% aligned 42 shared votes
34 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 34 No
Devolution / Local Government 58% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
86 Aye 65 No
Tax 58% aligned 151 shared votes
103 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 18 No
Benefits 64% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 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
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 650
1,539
2,094 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,793
2,349 eligible divisions
835
54.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.7 % of votes cast
704
45.7 % of votes cast
No votes
776
43.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

130
+59.0 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Appearances
41
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650
161
+35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Contributions
74
-52.0 vs Commons average
Rank 383 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#4
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Trade
70 of 85 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
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