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Wera Hobhouse vs Sonia Kumar

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 Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

69 same votes 218 different votes 287 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 1 No
Energy 58% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 54% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
30 Aye 43 No
Tax 4% aligned 73 shared votes
46 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 13% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 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
82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
575 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
52.5 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
224
47.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

141
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
100
+22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
176
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Contributions
109
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 277 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
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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