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Simon Hoare vs Peter Dowd

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset
vs
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Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Peter Dowd voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 1,282 shared comparable votes.

86 same votes 1,196 different votes 1,282 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
29 Aye 23 No
Trade 13% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
43 Aye 27 No
Migration 10% aligned 70 shared votes
24 Aye 46 No
60 Aye 96 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 156 shared votes
98 Aye 58 No
18 Aye 28 No
Energy 7% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 6% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
84 Aye 129 No
Tax 0% aligned 213 shared votes
129 Aye 84 No
24 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 33 shared votes
6 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 23 No
Housing 0% aligned 30 shared votes
23 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
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

99
+17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
Appearances
40
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 649
128
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649
Contributions
28
-114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 582 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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