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Wera Hobhouse vs Sir James Cleverly

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 James Cleverly
Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Sir James Cleverly voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 1,075 shared comparable votes.

220 same votes 855 different votes 1,075 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
11 Aye 13 No
Education 71% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 59% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
74 Aye 61 No
Tax 44% aligned 135 shared votes
45 Aye 90 No
9 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 44% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 19 No
Defence 38% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
30 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 47 shared votes
15 Aye 32 No
18 Aye 43 No
Migration 5% aligned 61 shared votes
40 Aye 21 No
93 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 155 shared votes
60 Aye 95 No
11 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 8% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

73.1%
1% above average
Rank 354 of 650
Participation
69.8%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 650
1,559
2,132 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,666
2,387 eligible divisions
847
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.9% of votes cast
712
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
885
53.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

156
+70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 650
Appearances
46
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
219
+69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650
Contributions
91
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 376 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
£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35% above average
Latest expenses
£266,795
18% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
191 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
#3
Trade
76 of 94 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Trade
70 of 90 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
53 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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