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Simon Hoare vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 1,314 shared comparable votes.

107 same votes 1,207 different votes 1,314 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
57 Aye 37 No
Migration 16% aligned 94 shared votes
26 Aye 68 No
30 Aye 22 No
Trade 15% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 27 No
Energy 9% aligned 45 shared votes
31 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 7% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
68 Aye 105 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 173 shared votes
106 Aye 67 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 129 No
Tax 0% aligned 196 shared votes
129 Aye 67 No
24 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 21 No
Housing 0% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 346 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,745
2,376 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
985
56.4% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
760
43.6% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

101
+18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649
Appearances
125
+42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
131
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
Contributions
175
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 163 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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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