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Wera Hobhouse vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 38% of the time, based on 1,064 shared comparable votes.

401 same votes 663 different votes 1,064 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
20 Aye 21 No
Defence 78% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 12 No
Benefits 67% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 62% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 61% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
80 Aye 55 No
Tax 57% aligned 135 shared votes
60 Aye 75 No
Most different by topic
92 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 158 shared votes
60 Aye 98 No
7 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 18% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 21% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 9 No
Energy 26% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
37 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 29% aligned 55 shared votes
14 Aye 41 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
62.0%
11% below average
Rank 558 of 649
1,554
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,472
2,376 eligible divisions
844
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
732
49.7% of votes cast
710
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
740
50.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

147
+63.4 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
Appearances
111
+27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
209
+63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
Contributions
160
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 188 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35% above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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