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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 1,262 shared comparable votes.

1,049 same votes 213 different votes 1,262 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 86 No
Migration 99% aligned 110 shared votes
25 Aye 85 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
87 Aye 70 No
Tax 59% aligned 157 shared votes
109 Aye 48 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

73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 344 of 650
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 273 of 650
1,536
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,802
2,344 eligible divisions
832
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.4 % of votes cast
704
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
785
43.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

128
+58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
Appearances
30
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
159
+35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
Contributions
15
-108.1 vs Commons average
Rank 610 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
90 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Trade
70 of 85 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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