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Alex Mayer vs Simon Hoare

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
vs
Photograph of Simon Hoare
Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset

Voting alignment

Alex Mayer and Simon Hoare voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 350 different votes 361 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 7 No
Energy 8% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
39 Aye 46 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

95.5 %
23 % above average
Rank 1 of 649
Participation
74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 325 of 649
547
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,758
2,359 eligible divisions
275
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
822
46.8 % of votes cast
272
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
936
53.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
46
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

68
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649
Appearances
98
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
76
-59.8 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 649
Contributions
127
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£197,450
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£197,450
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#4
Energy
58 of 70 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#5
Tax
257 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 11 Dec 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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