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Simon Hoare vs Maya Ellis

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 Maya Ellis
Maya Ellis
Lab Ribble Valley

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Maya Ellis voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 260 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 240 different votes 260 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 4 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
34 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 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
63.4%
9% below average
Rank 535 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
590 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
178
47.6% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
196
52.4% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.7% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
50
-32.2 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
128
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649
Contributions
60
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 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
£230,920
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£230,920
2% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Tax
89 of 112 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Benefits
22 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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