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Wera Hobhouse vs Sir Ashley Fox

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 Ashley Fox
Sir Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Sir Ashley Fox voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

189 same votes 58 different votes 247 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 13 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 38 No
Tax 95% aligned 64 shared votes
23 Aye 41 No
4 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 87% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 33% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 38% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 5 No
Housing 42% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 344 of 650
Participation
77.0 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 650
1,540
2,096 eligible divisions
Total votes
435
565 eligible divisions
836
54.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
195
44.8 % of votes cast
704
45.7 % of votes cast
No votes
240
55.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

130
+58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
149
+77.0 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
163
+35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Contributions
231
+103.0 vs Commons average
Rank 81 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
£159,406
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,406
30 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 111 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Trade
70 of 85 votes
#5
Housing
27 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
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
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
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
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
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
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