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Simon Hoare vs Alison McGovern

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

Photograph of Simon Hoare
Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset
vs
Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Alison McGovern voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 1,275 shared comparable votes.

88 same votes 1,187 different votes 1,275 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
55 Aye 41 No
Migration 18% aligned 96 shared votes
28 Aye 68 No
33 Aye 26 No
Trade 15% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
59 Aye 96 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 155 shared votes
98 Aye 57 No
18 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 6% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
70 Aye 124 No
Tax 0% aligned 194 shared votes
124 Aye 70 No
23 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

74.5%
2% above average
Rank 324 of 649
Participation
70.0%
3% below average
Rank 432 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,663
2,376 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
922
55.4% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
741
44.6% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

99
+17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
Appearances
63
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
128
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649
Contributions
430
+287.5 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
193 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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 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
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
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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