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Simon Hoare vs Alison Taylor

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 Taylor
Alison Taylor
Lab Paisley and Renfrewshire North

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Alison Taylor voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 201 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 179 different votes 201 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
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 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
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 626 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
118
42.6% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
159
57.4% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
14
5.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

101
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 649
Appearances
53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 649
131
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
Contributions
76
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 415 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
£192,583
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£192,583
15% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
8 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Housing
22 of 32 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Transport
18 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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