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Simon Hoare vs Emma Foody

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 Emma Foody
Emma Foody
Lab Cramlington and Killingworth

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Emma Foody voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 318 different votes 328 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
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 8% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
45 Aye 32 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 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
84.2%
12% above average
Rank 111 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
497
590 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
48.9% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
254
51.1% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 649
Appearances
38
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
128
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
Contributions
46
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 521 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
£188,107
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£188,107
17% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
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
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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