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Wera Hobhouse vs Sarah Coombes

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath
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Photograph of Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

65 same votes 219 different votes 284 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
5 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 54% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
25 Aye 39 No
Tax 5% aligned 64 shared votes
42 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 11% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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 351 of 649
Participation
81.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 179 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
575 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
50.3 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
232
49.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

141
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
73
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 649
176
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Contributions
92
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 342 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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
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