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Wera Hobhouse vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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 Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 1,128 shared comparable votes.

250 same votes 878 different votes 1,128 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 18 No
Education 66% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 62% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 60% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
72 Aye 71 No
Tax 45% aligned 143 shared votes
50 Aye 93 No
24 Aye 21 No
Defence 31% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 56 shared votes
18 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 47 No
Migration 4% aligned 68 shared votes
44 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
99 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 161 shared votes
62 Aye 99 No

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

Voting record

73.3%
1% above average
Rank 353 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,554
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
844
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
710
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

150
+65.2 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
Appearances
61
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
213
+65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Contributions
67
-80.7 vs Commons average
Rank 461 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 registered categories
12
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 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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