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Wera Hobhouse vs Stuart Anderson

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 Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 879 shared comparable votes.

187 same votes 692 different votes 879 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
12 Aye 17 No
Education 83% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 59% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
64 Aye 47 No
Tax 49% aligned 111 shared votes
35 Aye 76 No
23 Aye 22 No
Defence 33% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 26% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 71 No
Migration 3% aligned 94 shared votes
68 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 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 351 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 295 of 650
1,559
2,126 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,260
1,663 eligible divisions
847
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
607
48.2% of votes cast
712
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
653
51.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

154
+68.8 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
Appearances
65
-20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 650
217
+68.4 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Contributions
111
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 315 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
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35% above average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
63 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
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: New Clause 3 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
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