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Brian Mathew vs Simon Hoare

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


Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Simon Hoare voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 255 shared comparable votes.

213 same votes 42 different votes 255 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
26 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 95% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 14 No
Housing 70% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 73% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 76% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
Participation
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 324 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
196
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
829
46.9% of votes cast
192
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
940
53.1% of votes cast
13
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
46
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
Appearances
100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 649
92
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
Contributions
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21% above average
4
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

#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Energy
58 of 70 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Tax
257 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API