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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
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Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Ruth Jones voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 1,014 shared comparable votes.

758 same votes 256 different votes 1,014 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 86 No
Migration 96% aligned 106 shared votes
20 Aye 86 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

73.3%
1% above average
Rank 353 of 649
Participation
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
1,554
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
844
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
710
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

143
+60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 649
Appearances
53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
199
+55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 406 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
6
4 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
Education
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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