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Ian Murray vs Simon Hoare

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

Photograph of Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South
vs
Photograph of Simon Hoare
Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Simon Hoare voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 1,280 shared comparable votes.

97 same votes 1,183 different votes 1,280 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 26 No
Trade 18% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 74 No
Migration 17% aligned 100 shared votes
61 Aye 39 No
15 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
107 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 174 shared votes
68 Aye 106 No
16 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 6% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
110 Aye 59 No
Tax 0% aligned 169 shared votes
59 Aye 110 No
24 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 649
Participation
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
829
46.9% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
940
53.1% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
46
2.6% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

80
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
Appearances
99
+16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649
162
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Contributions
128
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
58 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 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
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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 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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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