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Simon Hoare vs Blake Stephenson

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


Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

325 same votes 3 different votes 328 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
36 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
36 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 6 No
Energy 92% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
36 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
36 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 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
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 649
Appearances
85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
Contributions
165
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
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

Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API