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Lauren Edwards vs Simon Hoare

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

Photograph of Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood
vs
Photograph of Simon Hoare
Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Simon Hoare voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 319 different votes 330 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
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 7 No
Energy 7% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
39 Aye 43 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 95 of 649
Participation
74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 325 of 649
489
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,758
2,361 eligible divisions
244
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
822
46.8 % of votes cast
245
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
936
53.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
46
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

46
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
Appearances
98
+19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
64
-75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
127
-12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£133,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21 % above average
2
1 registered category
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#4
Energy
58 of 70 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Tax
257 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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