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Simon Hoare vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 901 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 838 different votes 901 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
18 Aye 11 No
Trade 24% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
53 Aye 37 No
Migration 17% aligned 90 shared votes
22 Aye 68 No
11 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 20 No
Energy 9% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 86 No
Tax 0% aligned 139 shared votes
86 Aye 53 No
22 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 27 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 40 shared votes
11 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 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
77.2%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,280
1,658 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
51.2% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
625
48.8% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

99
+17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
Appearances
15
-66.8 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 649
128
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649
Contributions
17
-125.5 vs Commons average
Rank 612 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
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Education
64 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Housing
50 of 54 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 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: 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 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
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 11 Dec 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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