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Gerald Jones vs Simon Hoare

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

Photograph of Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
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Photograph of Simon Hoare
Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Simon Hoare voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 1,349 shared comparable votes.

97 same votes 1,252 different votes 1,349 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
24 Aye 32 No
Trade 14% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 51 No
Migration 11% aligned 74 shared votes
47 Aye 27 No
103 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 9% aligned 159 shared votes
60 Aye 99 No
16 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 16 No
Energy 7% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
117 Aye 68 No
Tax 0% aligned 185 shared votes
68 Aye 117 No
23 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

81.0%
8% above average
Rank 180 of 649
Participation
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
829
46.9% of votes cast
850
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
940
53.1% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
46
2.6% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

31
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 649
Appearances
99
+17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
39
-103.5 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 649
Contributions
128
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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
68 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Energy
58 of 70 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
257 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
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
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