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Wera Hobhouse vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 969 shared comparable votes.

198 same votes 771 different votes 969 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
15 Aye 15 No
Education 70% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 63% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
59 Aye 54 No
Tax 48% aligned 113 shared votes
32 Aye 81 No
14 Aye 19 No
Transport 27% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
29 Aye 21 No
Defence 24% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 83 No
Migration 3% aligned 104 shared votes
80 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 43 shared votes
14 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

73.1%
1% above average
Rank 354 of 650
Participation
81.2%
9% above average
Rank 176 of 650
1,559
2,132 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,356
1,669 eligible divisions
847
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
669
49.3% of votes cast
712
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
687
50.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

156
+70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 650
Appearances
90
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
219
+69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650
Contributions
121
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 286 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35% above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
63 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Trade
53 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
47 of 51 votes
Trade
70 of 90 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
159 of 178 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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