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Simon Hoare vs Andy McDonald

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 Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Andy McDonald voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 1,372 shared comparable votes.

113 same votes 1,259 different votes 1,372 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
59 Aye 39 No
Migration 17% aligned 98 shared votes
26 Aye 72 No
27 Aye 23 No
Trade 16% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 12% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 27 No
Benefits 9% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
65 Aye 100 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 165 shared votes
104 Aye 61 No
Most different by topic
76 Aye 126 No
Tax 0% aligned 202 shared votes
126 Aye 76 No
26 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 32 shared votes
18 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
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 298 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,794
2,376 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
996
55.5% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
798
44.5% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

101
+18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649
Appearances
92
+9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 649
131
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
Contributions
125
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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