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Simon Hoare vs Carla Lockhart

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 Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 71% of the time, based on 563 shared comparable votes.

401 same votes 162 different votes 563 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
1 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
27 Aye 50 No
Tax 90% aligned 77 shared votes
31 Aye 46 No
7 Aye 13 No
Energy 85% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 78% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
14 Aye 9 No
Trade 48% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 15 No
Defence 56% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 56% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 16 No
Migration 57% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 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 325 of 649
Participation
45.5 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,758
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,641 eligible divisions
822
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
936
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
46
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

98
+21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Appearances
172
+95.0 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
127
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 649
Contributions
194
+57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Tax
257 of 321 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 12 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye rebel
Draft Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Energy
No
Aye rebel
Draft Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
No
No
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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