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Simon Hoare vs Ben Coleman

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 Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Ben Coleman voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 257 different votes 279 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
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 6 No
Energy 8% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 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
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
590 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
54.0% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
193
46.0% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
51
-31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 649
128
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649
Contributions
82
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 389 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
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
10 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
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
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
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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