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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.

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Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath
vs
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Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 1,265 shared comparable votes.

208 same votes 1,057 different votes 1,265 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
78 Aye 63 No
Tax 38% aligned 141 shared votes
53 Aye 88 No
9 Aye 43 No
Devolution / Local Government 35% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 24 No
Defence 24% aligned 51 shared votes
24 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 89 No
Migration 3% aligned 115 shared votes
86 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

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % 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
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
204 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 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
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
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
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
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
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
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