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Katie Lam vs Simon Hoare

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

Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent
vs
Photograph of Simon Hoare
Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Simon Hoare voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

287 same votes 3 different votes 290 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
36 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
36 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 6 No
Energy 91% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
36 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
36 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

68.5%
4% below average
Rank 448 of 650
Participation
73.9%
2% above average
Rank 334 of 650
432
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,417 eligible divisions
208
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
840
47.0% of votes cast
224
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
946
53.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
46
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

110
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
Appearances
101
+6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
136
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Contributions
132
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£223,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1% below average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21% above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Tax
109 of 121 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 212 votes
Trade
8 of 10 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#3
Energy
58 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 98 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
56 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Energy
Aye rebel
No
Draft Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye rebel
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API