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Sarah Edwards vs Simon Hoare

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

Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
vs
Photograph of Simon Hoare
Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Simon Hoare voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 327 different votes 337 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
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
48 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
30 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
30 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

63.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 537 of 649
Participation
74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 325 of 649
470
744 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,758
2,361 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
822
46.8 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
936
53.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
46
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

40
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 649
Appearances
98
+19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
56
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 472 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

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
12 of 12 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Energy
58 of 70 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Tax
257 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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