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Wera Hobhouse
MP for Bath
Liberal Democrat
About This MP
AI-generatedWera Hobhouse is the Liberal Democrat MP for Bath, first elected in 2017. She currently serves on the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee and is a member of the Panel of Chairs. In Parliament she has previously acted as Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Transport, Energy and Climate Change, Women and Equalities, and Justice, reflecting a broad policy remit.
Voting Patterns
She shows full party loyalty (100%) with a voting attendance rate of 64%, well above her party’s average. Her record includes backing welfare and public service funding (notably Universal Credit and NHS funding), opposing immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, and taking mixed positions on VAT, transgender rights, and prison sentencing, placing her around the centre-left of the spectrum.
Notable Positions
- Supports Universal Credit and welfare funding
- Supports NHS funding
- Advocates regulation of bus services
- Against immigration controls and stricter asylum measures
- Against the Rwanda deportation scheme
Financial Interests
Declared financial interests include miscellaneous entries (three), land and property (within or outside the UK), and shareholdings.
Generated 21 February 2026
100%
Party Loyalty
64%
Attendance
1
Rebel Votes
—
Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(44)
Based on 308 votesCareer & Roles
19 positions
Current
Committee
Panel of Chairs
Since Jan 2025
Committee
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Since Oct 2024
Previous
Committee
Great British Energy Bill
Sept 2024 - Oct 2024
Committee
Prison Media Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Committee
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill
Feb 2024 - Mar 2024
Committee
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill
Feb 2024 - May 2024
Committee
Restoration and Renewal Programme Board
Feb 2023 - May 2024
Committee
Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
176 votes
Immigration controls
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against immigration controls
164 votes
VAT changes
Generally againsthas generally voted against vat changes
94 votes
Bus services regulation
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
89 votes
Asylum system
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against asylum system
74 votes
Transgender rights
Generally againsthas generally voted against transgender rights
69 votes
Trade union powers
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against trade union powers
62 votes
NHS funding
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
45 votes
Financial Interests
5 declarations
Recent Rebel Votes
Recent Votes
ABSENT
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
NO
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye