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Simon Hoare vs Phil Brickell

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 Phil Brickell
Phil Brickell
Lab Bolton West

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Phil Brickell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 286 different votes 293 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 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
33 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
16 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
16 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 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
79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 211 of 649
1,758
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
575 eligible divisions
822
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
227
49.7 % of votes cast
936
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
230
50.3 % of votes cast
46
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % 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
108
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
127
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Contributions
139
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 198 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
£179,925
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,925
20 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
Tax
257 of 321 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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