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Wera Hobhouse vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,272 shared comparable votes.

1,052 same votes 220 different votes 1,272 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
90 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
90 Aye 65 No
14 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 88 No
Migration 98% aligned 112 shared votes
26 Aye 86 No
38 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 59 shared votes
40 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 23 No
Education 38% aligned 48 shared votes
37 Aye 11 No
90 Aye 70 No
Tax 58% aligned 160 shared votes
109 Aye 51 No
7 Aye 30 No
Devolution / Local Government 70% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 22 No
Defence 71% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 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

73.3%
1% above average
Rank 353 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
1,554
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
844
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
710
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

140
+58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649
Appearances
29
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 649
183
+40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 649
Contributions
14
-128.3 vs Commons average
Rank 615 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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