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Wera Hobhouse vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,120 shared comparable votes.

959 same votes 161 different votes 1,120 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
79 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 142 shared votes
79 Aye 63 No
24 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
24 Aye 65 No
14 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 2 No
Education 94% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
23 Aye 30 No
Trade 94% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 62% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 63% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 23 No
Defence 63% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
75 Aye 45 No
Tax 68% aligned 120 shared votes
83 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 13 No
Benefits 73% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

73.0%
1% above average
Rank 353 of 650
Participation
66.3%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 650
1,571
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,596
2,406 eligible divisions
857
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
913
57.2% of votes cast
714
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
683
42.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

158
+65.1 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 650
Appearances
90
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
222
+60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Contributions
417
+255.4 vs Commons average
Rank 41 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
178 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 189 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Trade
70 of 90 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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