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Simon Hoare vs Josh Babarinde

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 Josh Babarinde
Josh Babarinde
LD Eastbourne

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Josh Babarinde voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

209 same votes 56 different votes 265 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
10 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 96% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 4 No
Transport 86% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 44% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 67% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 16 No
Housing 68% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 327 of 650
Participation
70.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 650
1,753
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
563 eligible divisions
821
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
212
53.3 % of votes cast
932
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
186
46.7 % of votes cast
46
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

97
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
Appearances
120
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 83 of 650
128
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
138
+12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 181 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
£181,159
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£181,159
20 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Tax
257 of 321 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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