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Christian Wakeford vs Simon Hoare

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
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Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Simon Hoare voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 928 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 562 different votes 928 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
20 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 88% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 87% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 69% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 13 No
Trade 62% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 3% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 3% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 649
Participation
74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 325 of 649
1,414
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,758
2,361 eligible divisions
680
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
822
46.8 % of votes cast
734
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
936
53.2 % of votes cast
9
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
46
2.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

1
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
Appearances
98
+20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 649
1
-136.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 649
Contributions
127
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21 % above average
0
0 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
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Energy
58 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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