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Simon Hoare vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Ed Davey voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 1,001 shared comparable votes.

212 same votes 789 different votes 1,001 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
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 63% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 13 No
Housing 48% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
45 Aye 79 No
Tax 28% aligned 124 shared votes
80 Aye 44 No
50 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 102 shared votes
55 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 7% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
57 Aye 95 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 152 shared votes
96 Aye 56 No
6 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 8% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 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 323 of 650
Participation
60.3%
12% below average
Rank 574 of 650
1,773
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,281
2,126 eligible divisions
831
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
56.0% of votes cast
942
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
563
44.0% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

102
+16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650
Appearances
67
-18.2 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
133
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Contributions
110
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
170 of 188 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
126 of 198 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API