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Wera Hobhouse vs Sir John Hayes

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath
vs
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Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 1,300 shared comparable votes.

223 same votes 1,077 different votes 1,300 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
19 Aye 21 No
Education 65% aligned 40 shared votes
11 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
84 Aye 76 No
Tax 40% aligned 160 shared votes
52 Aye 108 No
25 Aye 25 No
Defence 28% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 24 No
Transport 21% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 81 No
Migration 0% aligned 105 shared votes
81 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
37 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 57 shared votes
19 Aye 38 No
95 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 163 shared votes
63 Aye 100 No
16 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 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
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
913
47.2 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % 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
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Contributions
231
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
202 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
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 Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
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
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