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Simon Hoare vs Colum Eastwood

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 Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 629 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 578 different votes 629 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
52 Aye 35 No
Migration 15% aligned 87 shared votes
26 Aye 61 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 10% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
23 Aye 62 No
Tax 6% aligned 85 shared votes
57 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 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
53.4%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
885
1,658 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
487
55.0% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
398
45.0% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

99
+16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
21
-61.2 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
128
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649
Contributions
32
-111.3 vs Commons average
Rank 568 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
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
48 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
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: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Winter Fuel Payment 19 Mar 2025
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to Disagree with Lords Amendment 8 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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