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Wera Hobhouse vs Sir Mel Stride

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 Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 1,210 shared comparable votes.

198 same votes 1,012 different votes 1,210 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
16 Aye 13 No
Education 59% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 43% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
81 Aye 52 No
Tax 34% aligned 133 shared votes
49 Aye 84 No
21 Aye 24 No
Defence 29% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 26 No
Devolution / Local Government 24% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 49 shared votes
16 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 87 No
Migration 3% aligned 113 shared votes
84 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
98 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 166 shared votes
67 Aye 99 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.4 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
951
51.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Contributions
46
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
20
6 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
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
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
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
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
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