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Wera Hobhouse

Wera Hobhouse

Liberal Democrat MP for Bath

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

Message

Seat status

Very safe

Majority size

11,218

Recent swing

-12.1% Liberal Democrat

Party

Liberal Democrat

Top donors:

No registered donations

OPPOSED

Voted against Draft Public Order Act 2023 (I...

Motion passed, 301-110

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SUPPORTED

Voted for Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 172-334

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SUPPORTED

Voted for Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 181-335

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Where Wera fits into things

Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Wera Hobhouse

Wera Hobhouse

Member of Parliament

Bath

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

  • Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
  • Panel of Chairs