Voting Record — Wera Hobhouse MP, Bath (25648)

Wera Hobhouse is currently Member, Energy Security and Net Zero Committee and Member, Great British Energy Bill Committee

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
5 Jul 2024	still in office	LDem	0 votes out of 69, 0.0%	69 votes out of 123, 56.1%	1 time
13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	LDem	0 votes out of 805, 0.0%	805 votes out of 1069, 75.3%	1 time
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	LDem	0 votes out of 396, 0.0%	396 votes out of 463, 85.5%	0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Wera Hobhouse	LDem Vote	Rôle
28 Oct 2024	Became Member, Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
18 Sep 2024	Stopped being Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport),
18 Sep 2024	Stopped being Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change),
11 Sep 2024	Became Member, Great British Energy Bill Committee
Commons	4 Sep 2024	Budget Responsibility Bill — Clause 1 - Announcement of fiscally significant measures	tellaye	aye	Teller
House	Date	Subject	Wera Hobhouse	LDem Vote	Rôle
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Restoration and Renewal Programme Board Committee
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Licensing Hours Extensions Bill Committee
30 May 2024	Stopped being Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons,
22 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Prison Media Bill Committee
15 May 2024	Became Member, Prison Media Bill Committee
6 Mar 2024	Stopped being Member, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill
28 Feb 2024	Became Member, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill
7 Feb 2024	Became Member, Licensing Hours Extensions Bill Committee
7 Feb 2023	Became Member, Restoration and Renewal Programme Board Committee
23 Nov 2022	Stopped being Member, Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill Committee
16 Nov 2022	Became Member, Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill Committee
Commons	26 Oct 2022	Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — Clause 3 - The Ulster Scots and the Ulster British Tradition	both	no	Rebel
11 Jul 2022	Became Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport),
11 Jul 2022	Became Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change),
10 Jul 2022	Stopped being Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Women and Equalities),
10 Jul 2022	Stopped being Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice),
Commons	6 Sep 2021	National Insurance Contributions Bill — New Clause 4 — Employment Allowance for National Insurance Contributions	tellaye	aye	Teller
7 Sep 2020	Became Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Women and Equalities),
7 Sep 2020	Became Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice),
7 Sep 2020	Became Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons,
7 Sep 2020	Stopped being Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment and Climate Change),
7 Sep 2020	Stopped being Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy),
6 Jan 2020	Became Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy),
6 Jan 2020	Stopped being Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport),
House	Date	Subject	Wera Hobhouse	LDem Vote	Rôle
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
21 Aug 2019	Became Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport),
21 Aug 2019	Stopped being Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice),
Commons	27 Mar 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (J) — Customs Union	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	27 Mar 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (D) — Retain Freedom of Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership	Majority	unknown	Unknown
8 Feb 2019	Stopped being Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government),
7 Feb 2019	Became Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice),
7 Feb 2019	Became Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment and Climate Change),
Commons	17 Jul 2018	Trade Bill — Clause 1 — Implementation of the Agreement on Government Procurement — Consent of Welsh and Scottish Ministers	both	unknown	Unknown
Commons	17 Jul 2018	Trade Bill — New Clause 20 — Approval of Negotiating Mandates — Devolved Administrations — International Trade Agreements	both	unknown	Unknown
Commons	3 Jul 2018	Remaining Main Estimates 2018-19	both	unknown	Unknown
Commons	3 Jul 2018	Main Estimates 2018-19 — Treasury	both	unknown	Unknown
Commons	3 Jul 2018	Main Estimates 2018-19 — Department for Education	both	unknown	Unknown
Commons	3 Jul 2018	Main Estimates 2018-19 — Department of Health and Social Care and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	both	unknown	Unknown
Commons	3 Jul 2018	Main Estimates 2018-19 — Ministry of Justice	both	unknown	Unknown
Commons	12 Jun 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Powers of Devolved Administrations	both	unknown	Unknown
Commons	23 Jan 2018	Appointment of Professor Sir Ian Kennedy as Electoral Commissioner	minority	unknown	Unknown
11 Sep 2017	Became Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
16 Jun 2017	Became Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government),

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
8%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
99%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
63%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
5%	Asylum System - More strict
25%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
0%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
100%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
18%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
0%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
50%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
93%	Easier access to abortion
66%	Employment rights
100%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	Environmental water quality
25%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
79%	European Union Integration - For
0%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	Fire Safety
100%	Fixed Term Parliaments
100%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
21%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
74%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
76%	Further devolution to Scotland
82%	Further devolution to Wales
50%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
0%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
92%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
98%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
94%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
100%	HS2 - In Favour
91%	Human Rights and Equality
76%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
100%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
0%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
56%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
0%	Increase VAT
100%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
34%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50%	Minimum Wage
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
100%	More funds for social care
86%	More powers for local councils
100%	More restrictive planning laws
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
0%	Nuclear power - For
87%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
72%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
15%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
0%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0%	Reduce central funding for local government
100%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
18%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
100%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
50%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
100%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
100%	Regulate letting agent fees
0%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
0%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
50%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
87%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
83%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	Same Sex Marriage - for
0%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
82%	Stop climate change
69%	Support current and former armed service members
0%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
8%	Termination of pregnancy - against
17%	Tougher on illegal immigration
50%	Trade Unions - Restrict
50%	University Tuition Fees - For
100%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
50%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
100%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Wera Hobhouse MP, Bath (25648)

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