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Wera Hobhouse vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 1,176 shared comparable votes.

223 same votes 953 different votes 1,176 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
18 Aye 20 No
Education 68% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
3 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 63% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
76 Aye 62 No
Tax 42% aligned 138 shared votes
48 Aye 90 No
13 Aye 40 No
Devolution / Local Government 34% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 25 No
Defence 29% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 54 No
Migration 4% aligned 77 shared votes
51 Aye 26 No
96 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 164 shared votes
67 Aye 97 No
14 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 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
72.6 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,361 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
785
45.8 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
928
54.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % 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
132
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Contributions
161
+22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 166 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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