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Simon Hoare vs Rebecca Smith

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 Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

261 same votes 1 different votes 262 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
30 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 323 of 648
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 648
1,734
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
373
526 eligible divisions
807
46.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
46.4 % of votes cast
927
53.5 % of votes cast
No votes
200
53.6 % of votes cast
46
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
+20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 648
Appearances
117
+56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 648
117
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 648
Contributions
207
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 65 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Transport
76 of 87 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#4
Tax
85 of 108 votes
Energy
55 of 67 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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