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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.


Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Katie Lam voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

274 same votes 3 different votes 277 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
36 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
36 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 5 No
Energy 91% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
36 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
36 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 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
68.0%
5% below average
Rank 465 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
590 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
48.4% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
207
51.6% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 649
Appearances
107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
Contributions
128
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 250 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
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 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
Tax
102 of 112 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API