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Simon Hoare vs Kevin Bonavia

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 Kevin Bonavia
Kevin Bonavia
Lab Stevenage

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Kevin Bonavia voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 346 different votes 355 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 7 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 7% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
37 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
46 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
46 Aye 37 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 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 325 of 649
Participation
84.2 %
11 % above average
Rank 115 of 649
1,758
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
575 eligible divisions
822
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
52.7 % of votes cast
936
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
229
47.3 % of votes cast
46
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
127
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Contributions
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 328 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
£183,346
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£183,346
19 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Tax
257 of 321 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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 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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
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
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 11 Dec 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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