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Wera Hobhouse vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 1,252 shared comparable votes.

200 same votes 1,052 different votes 1,252 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 18 No
Education 62% aligned 37 shared votes
9 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 55% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
76 Aye 63 No
Tax 37% aligned 139 shared votes
51 Aye 88 No
9 Aye 43 No
Devolution / Local Government 35% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 22 No
Defence 18% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
33 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 50 shared votes
16 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 88 No
Migration 3% aligned 114 shared votes
85 Aye 29 No
98 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 165 shared votes
61 Aye 104 No
15 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
Participation
80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 201 of 648
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,868
2,312 eligible divisions
821
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
884
47.3 % of votes cast
701
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
984
52.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

121
+60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 648
Appearances
61
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 648
157
+48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 648
Contributions
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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 62 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 88 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
Trade
69 of 84 votes
#5
Defence
49 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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