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Wera Hobhouse vs Sir Christopher Chope

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
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Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 900 shared comparable votes.

160 same votes 740 different votes 900 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
10 Aye 11 No
Education 76% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
54 Aye 64 No
Tax 51% aligned 118 shared votes
36 Aye 82 No
16 Aye 16 No
Defence 34% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 28 No
Devolution / Local Government 32% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
45 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 26% aligned 69 shared votes
28 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 76 No
Migration 0% aligned 99 shared votes
76 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
32 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 50 shared votes
17 Aye 33 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
59.4 %
13 % below average
Rank 579 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,402
2,361 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
596
42.5 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
806
57.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
44
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Contributions
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 530 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
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
304
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
192 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 321 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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