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Wera Hobhouse vs Sarah Champion

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 Sarah Champion
Sarah Champion
Lab Rotherham

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Sarah Champion voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,182 shared comparable votes.

988 same votes 194 different votes 1,182 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
14 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
70 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 129 shared votes
73 Aye 56 No
25 Aye 83 No
Migration 97% aligned 108 shared votes
24 Aye 84 No
23 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 19 No
Transport 95% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 14 No
Education 45% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
83 Aye 55 No
Tax 62% aligned 138 shared votes
92 Aye 46 No
24 Aye 18 No
Benefits 62% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 34 No
Devolution / Local Government 64% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 21 No
Defence 76% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 344 of 650
Participation
70.0 %
3 % below average
Rank 430 of 650
1,536
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,641
2,344 eligible divisions
832
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
897
54.7 % of votes cast
704
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
744
45.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

126
+57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
Appearances
34
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
158
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
59
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 433 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
£2,463,004
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,263
29 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Migration
142 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
Trade
70 of 85 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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