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Bridget Phillipson vs Simon Hoare

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

Photograph of Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South
vs
Photograph of Simon Hoare
Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Simon Hoare voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 1,061 shared comparable votes.

82 same votes 979 different votes 1,061 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
22 Aye 29 No
Trade 18% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 8 No
Energy 13% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 38 No
Migration 9% aligned 57 shared votes
37 Aye 20 No
102 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 9% aligned 162 shared votes
64 Aye 98 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 157 shared votes
54 Aye 103 No
24 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
Participation
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
829
46.9% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
940
53.1% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
46
2.6% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 649
Appearances
99
+17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
573
+430.8 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Contributions
128
-14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Energy
58 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Tax
257 of 322 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
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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