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Wera Hobhouse MP for Bath Constituency

Current MP Details

Wera Hobhouse MP photograph
Liberal Democrat

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

Elected Jul 2024
Elected 1 time

MP Contact Details

Parliamentary
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
020 7219 2093
[email protected]
Constituency
31 James Street West
Bath
BA1 2BT
01225 307024
[email protected]
Website
https://werahobhouse.org.uk/
Twitter
https://twitter.com/Wera_Hobhouse
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/WeraHobhouse
Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/werahobhouse.org.uk

Constituency Election Results

Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
4 Jul 2024
2024 General Election
LD Hold
Electorate
69,662
Turnout
48,130 (69%)
Majority
11,218
Details

Constituency Map


MP History

Date
Event
Details
29 Jan 2025 to Now
Committee
Panel of Chairs
28 Oct 2024 to Now
Committee
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
11 Sep 2024 to 15 Oct 2024
Committee
Great British Energy Bill
4 Jul 2024 to Now
Representative
Bath
15 May 2024 to 22 May 2024
Committee
Prison Media Bill
28 Feb 2024 to 6 Mar 2024
Committee
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill
7 Feb 2024 to 30 May 2024
Committee
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill
7 Feb 2023 to 30 May 2024
Committee
Restoration and Renewal Programme Board
16 Nov 2022 to 23 Nov 2022
Committee
Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill
11 Jul 2022 to 18 Sep 2024
Opposition Post
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)
11 Jul 2022 to 18 Sep 2024
Opposition Post
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport)
7 Sep 2020 to 30 May 2024
Opposition Post
Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
7 Sep 2020 to 10 Jul 2022
Opposition Post
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Women and Equalities)
7 Sep 2020 to 10 Jul 2022
Opposition Post
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)
6 Jan 2020 to 7 Sep 2020
Opposition Post
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy)
21 Aug 2019 to 6 Jan 2020
Opposition Post
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport)
7 Feb 2019 to 21 Aug 2019
Opposition Post
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)
7 Feb 2019 to 7 Sep 2020
Opposition Post
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment and Climate Change)
11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019
Committee
Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
16 Jun 2017 to 8 Feb 2019
Opposition Post
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
8 Jun 2017 to Now
House
Commons
8 Jun 2017 to Now
Affiliation
Liberal Democrat
8 Jun 2017 to 30 May 2024
Representative
Bath
7 May 2015
Election Contested
North East Somerset
6 May 2010
Election Contested
Heywood and Middleton
Notes

Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.

MP Contributions

Debates
1,165
Early Day Motions
1,009
Written Questions
1,050
Votes
1,554
Date
Motion
Sponsors
22 Sep 2020
Relocation of aslyum seekers and refugees from Aegean Islands
74
Details
16 Sep 2020
Ban on goods produced by state-sponsored forced labour
34
Details
15 Sep 2020
Air pollution and inequality
27
Details
14 Sep 2020
Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
41
Details
13 Sep 2020
Suspension of income requirements for family visas
74
Details
13 Sep 2020
Centrica
68
Details
9 Sep 2020
The global wildlife trade and prevention of future zoonotic pandemics
83
Details
7 Sep 2020
Researching and supporting people with long Covid-19 symptoms
73
Details
6 Sep 2020
Local government reorganisation
6
Details
1 Sep 2020
Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill
92
Details
Notes

Motions highlighted in bold were sponsored by this Member of Parliament.

Constituency Member History

Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
8 Jun 2017
to Now
Wera Hobhouse
Liberal Democrat
Current Member
Wera Hobhouse is the Liberal Democrat MP for Bath, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

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