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Catherine Atkinson vs Simon Hoare

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

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Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North
vs
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Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Simon Hoare voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

21 same votes 298 different votes 319 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
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
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
39 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
31 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
31 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 649
Participation
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 324 of 649
469
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
240
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
829
46.9% of votes cast
229
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
940
53.1% of votes cast
15
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
46
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

87
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
Appearances
99
+17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
178
+35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Contributions
128
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8% below average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21% above average
4
2 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Energy
58 of 70 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#5
Tax
257 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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