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Simon Hoare vs Katie Lam

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 Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Katie Lam voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

249 same votes 3 different votes 252 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
34 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
34 Aye 41 No
19 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 89% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
34 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
34 Aye 41 No
19 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 323 of 648
Participation
68.1 %
5 % below average
Rank 474 of 648
1,734
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
358
526 eligible divisions
807
46.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
169
47.2 % of votes cast
927
53.5 % of votes cast
No votes
189
52.8 % of votes cast
46
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
+20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 648
Appearances
68
+7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 648
117
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 648
Contributions
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
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
Tax
100 of 108 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 65 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 23 votes
Transport
76 of 87 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Energy
55 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Draft Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Energy
No
Aye rebel
Draft Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
No
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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