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Wera Hobhouse vs Sarah Smith

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 Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Sarah Smith voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 178 different votes 212 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
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 78% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 54% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 7 No
Benefits 29% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 36 No
Tax 5% aligned 58 shared votes
39 Aye 19 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
Participation
64.3 %
9 % below average
Rank 533 of 648
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
338
526 eligible divisions
821
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
53.6 % of votes cast
701
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
157
46.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.8 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

121
+60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 648
Appearances
42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 648
157
+48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 648
Contributions
54
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,060
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,060
14 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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 62 votes
#1
Defence
21 of 22 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#4
Tax
80 of 108 votes
Trade
69 of 84 votes
#5
Benefits
22 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 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
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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