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Wera Hobhouse vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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 Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 1,019 shared comparable votes.

167 same votes 852 different votes 1,019 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
12 Aye 11 No
Education 65% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 30 No
Devolution / Local Government 35% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
72 Aye 38 No
Tax 27% aligned 110 shared votes
36 Aye 74 No
20 Aye 21 No
Transport 24% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 11 No
Benefits 20% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
91 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 148 shared votes
59 Aye 89 No
18 Aye 31 No
Trade 6% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 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
63.8 %
9 % below average
Rank 535 of 648
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,474
2,312 eligible divisions
821
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
708
48.0 % of votes cast
701
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
766
52.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
39
2.6 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

121
+60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 648
Appearances
46
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 648
157
+48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 648
Contributions
50
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
20
6 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
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
61 of 87 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Trade
69 of 84 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
No
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
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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