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Wera Hobhouse vs Shabana Mahmood

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 Shabana Mahmood
Shabana Mahmood
Lab Birmingham Ladywood

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Shabana Mahmood voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 945 shared comparable votes.

861 same votes 84 different votes 945 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
90 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
90 Aye 66 No
33 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 8 No
Benefits 71% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
58 Aye 40 No
Tax 80% aligned 98 shared votes
68 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 82% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 83% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 3 No
Education 85% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 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
53.6 %
19 % below average
Rank 612 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,266
2,361 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
729
57.6 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
537
42.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.9 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
73
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Contributions
838
+699.7 vs Commons average
Rank 7 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
£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£287,702
27 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
182 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
59 of 91 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Migration
107 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 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
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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