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Simon Hoare vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 1,175 shared comparable votes.

77 same votes 1,098 different votes 1,175 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
28 Aye 19 No
Trade 19% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
54 Aye 31 No
Migration 16% aligned 85 shared votes
21 Aye 64 No
56 Aye 96 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 152 shared votes
101 Aye 51 No
8 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
65 Aye 112 No
Tax 0% aligned 177 shared votes
112 Aye 65 No
30 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 21 No
Energy 0% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 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
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
55.5% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.5% 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
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

99
+17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
Appearances
78
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 649
128
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649
Contributions
129
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 237 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
167 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 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
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No
No
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 26B 20 Apr 2022
Migration
No
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