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Emma Lewell vs Simon Hoare

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

Photograph of Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields
vs
Photograph of Simon Hoare
Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Simon Hoare voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 1,292 shared comparable votes.

117 same votes 1,175 different votes 1,292 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 70 No
Migration 18% aligned 90 shared votes
58 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 32 No
Trade 14% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
96 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 151 shared votes
62 Aye 89 No
20 Aye 18 No
Benefits 11% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 10% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
123 Aye 73 No
Tax 0% aligned 196 shared votes
73 Aye 123 No
25 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

71.0%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 649
Participation
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,686
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
936
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
829
46.9% of votes cast
750
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
940
53.1% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
46
2.6% of votes cast
13 years, 4 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

72
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Appearances
101
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 649
74
-68.3 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
Contributions
131
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
5
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#4
Energy
58 of 70 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Tax
257 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API