Official portrait of Wera Hobhouse

Wera Hobhouse

Liberal Democrat MP for Bath, since 8 June 2017

Wera Hobhouse is the Liberal Democrat MP for Bath, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

Scorecard

59.8% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
352 Votes cast out of 590 divisions, plus 1 as teller
237 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
1 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Liberal Democrat MPs
7 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
1160 Debates spoken in 1050 written questions tabled

Ranked 515 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.4%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

590 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
11 Sep 2026 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading Aye 270–286
11 Sep 2026 Closure motion Aye 293–218
10 Sep 2026 Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 77–292
9 Sep 2026 Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 371–100
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Aye 162–297
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 No vote 106–302
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 No 108–357
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 Aye 79–300
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 Aye 170–316
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 Aye 77–317
4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private No vote 1–79
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading No vote 411–102
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 No vote 85–427
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 No vote 105–410
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 No vote 166–346
15 Jul 2026 Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots deferred division No vote 330–109
15 Jul 2026 Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No vote 330–109
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No 104–412
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No 102–409
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 Aye 93–323
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading No 264–90
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 97–358
8 Jul 2026 Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 283–182
8 Jul 2026 Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 317–103
8 Jul 2026 Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 369–102

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Google UK Ltd
Address of donor: 1 St Giles Street, London WC2H 8AG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Overnight stay and hospitality at Ditchley Park as part of the AI Parliamentary Scheme by social Market Foundation, in partnership with Google, value £538.50
Date received: 2 September 2026
Date accepted: 2 September 2026
Donor status: company, registration 03977902
(Registered 18 September 2026)

On the register since 22 Sep 2026

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Office of Tibet, London
Address of donor: Tibet House, 1 Culworth Strett, London NW8 7 AF
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights LHR - Delhi - Dharamshala outward and return, (£1,233), hotel accommodation, meals and local transport (estimated £1,100). My husband shared the hotel room at no extra cost, value £2,333
Destination of visit: India (Dharamshala)
Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 1 June 2026
Purpose of visit: APPG visit to Dharamshala, residence of his Holiness the Dalai Lama for a private audience with his Holiness, to attend the inauguration of the Sikyong Penba Tsering, visit the Tibetan Parliament in Exile and meet with representatives of the Central Tibetan Administration.
(Registered 30 June 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (house)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough
Ownership details: Owned jointly with my husband
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 5 July 2017)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: Compotex GmbH
Nature of business: Technical textile finishing
(Registered 5 July 2017)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

8. Miscellaneous

BGIPU (British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union) Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 20 January 2026
(Registered 24 January 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

Director, Industry and Parliament Trust. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 26 October 2024
(Registered 31 October 2024)

On the register since 26 Jan 2026

Patron, Bath Festivals.
(Registered 5 July 2017)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

1160 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

No donations to this member appear on the Electoral Commission's register for this Parliament. Only donations above the statutory thresholds have to be declared, and the match is made on name — search the register directly if you are checking a specific one.

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 1 Oct 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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