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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
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Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,307 shared comparable votes.

1,019 same votes 288 different votes 1,307 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
94 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
94 Aye 64 No
26 Aye 79 No
Migration 97% aligned 105 shared votes
25 Aye 80 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
31 Aye 32 No
Trade 90% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 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
88 Aye 70 No
Tax 57% aligned 158 shared votes
110 Aye 48 No
16 Aye 34 No
Devolution / Local Government 58% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 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

73.0%
1% above average
Rank 352 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
1,579
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,850
2,417 eligible divisions
860
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,044
56.4% of votes cast
719
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
806
43.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

159
+64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
Appearances
48
-46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
224
+59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 650
Contributions
45
-119.1 vs Commons average
Rank 553 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
7
5 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
79 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 189 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#3
Trade
83 of 94 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Trade
70 of 90 votes
#5
Housing
59 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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