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Wera Hobhouse vs Steve Darling

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 Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Steve Darling voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

328 same votes 6 different votes 334 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
31 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
31 Aye 45 No
25 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
31 Aye 45 No
25 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

72.9%
1% above average
Rank 356 of 650
Participation
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
1,580
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
636 eligible divisions
860
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
55.0% of votes cast
720
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
190
45.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.7% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

158
+62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 650
Appearances
162
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
223
+55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
Contributions
195
+27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 180 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35% above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
8
5 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
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 189 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 33 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Trade
70 of 90 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API