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Simon Hoare vs Derek Twigg

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
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Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Derek Twigg voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 1,066 shared comparable votes.

86 same votes 980 different votes 1,066 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
22 Aye 11 No
Trade 15% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
47 Aye 86 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 133 shared votes
91 Aye 42 No
9 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
28 Aye 20 No
Migration 8% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
57 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 121 shared votes
63 Aye 58 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 96 No
Tax 0% aligned 152 shared votes
96 Aye 56 No
32 Aye 19 No
Transport 0% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 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
58.0%
15% below average
Rank 587 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,377
2,376 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
793
57.6% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
584
42.4% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
27
2.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

99
+17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
52
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649
128
-14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
Contributions
39
-103.2 vs Commons average
Rank 547 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
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 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
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