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Wera Hobhouse vs Steve Barclay

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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Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Steve Barclay voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 1,114 shared comparable votes.

212 same votes 902 different votes 1,114 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 9 No
Education 62% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 49% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
80 Aye 59 No
Tax 41% aligned 139 shared votes
48 Aye 91 No
8 Aye 41 No
Devolution / Local Government 37% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 22 No
Defence 33% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 72 No
Migration 3% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
88 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 154 shared votes
65 Aye 89 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
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,689
2,361 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
805
47.7 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
884
52.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % 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
76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 290 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
£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£231,894
3 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
192 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
173 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
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