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Wera Hobhouse vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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 Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 1,297 shared comparable votes.

237 same votes 1,060 different votes 1,297 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
20 Aye 20 No
Education 63% aligned 40 shared votes
11 Aye 29 No
6 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 49% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
76 Aye 69 No
Tax 40% aligned 145 shared votes
45 Aye 100 No
25 Aye 25 No
Defence 30% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 37 No
Devolution / Local Government 25% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
99 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 167 shared votes
63 Aye 104 No
35 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 56 shared votes
19 Aye 37 No
11 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
27 Aye 82 No
Migration 5% aligned 109 shared votes
77 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 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
81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
882
45.8 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Contributions
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
208 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 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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