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Wera Hobhouse vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Ruth Jones voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 1,002 shared comparable votes.

752 same votes 250 different votes 1,002 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
29 Aye 32 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 84 No
Migration 97% aligned 104 shared votes
19 Aye 85 No
15 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 17 No
Trade 94% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 20 No
Education 22% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 38% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
66 Aye 52 No
Tax 50% aligned 118 shared votes
83 Aye 35 No
16 Aye 32 No
Devolution / Local Government 56% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 18 No
Benefits 59% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 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 348 of 649
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 247 of 649
1,540
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,319
1,690 eligible divisions
836
54.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
689
52.2 % of votes cast
704
45.7 % of votes cast
No votes
630
47.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
7 years, 3 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

135
+60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Appearances
47
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
169
+37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 649
Contributions
67
-65.0 vs Commons average
Rank 419 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Trade
70 of 85 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
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
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API