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Chris McDonald vs Simon Hoare

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

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Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North
vs
Photograph of Simon Hoare
Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Simon Hoare voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 285 different votes 305 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
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
33 Aye 43 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
Participation
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 324 of 649
457
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
223
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
829
46.9% of votes cast
234
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
940
53.1% of votes cast
12
2.6% 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

91
+9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 649
Appearances
99
+17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
404
+261.3 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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

£217,932
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21% above average
5
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#4
Energy
58 of 70 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Tax
257 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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