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Wera Hobhouse vs Sir Julian 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 Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 1,193 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 951 different votes 1,193 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 19 No
Education 69% aligned 39 shared votes
10 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 26 No
Devolution / Local Government 46% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
75 Aye 72 No
Tax 42% aligned 147 shared votes
48 Aye 99 No
29 Aye 24 No
Defence 30% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 81 No
Migration 3% aligned 99 shared votes
78 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
81 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 136 shared votes
56 Aye 80 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
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 265 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
878
48.1 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
949
51.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

141
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
91
+13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
176
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Contributions
108
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 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
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 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
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
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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