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Simon Hoare vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 1,390 shared comparable votes.

112 same votes 1,278 different votes 1,390 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
33 Aye 26 No
Trade 17% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
61 Aye 41 No
Migration 17% aligned 102 shared votes
28 Aye 74 No
10 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
65 Aye 104 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 169 shared votes
105 Aye 64 No
20 Aye 29 No
Energy 6% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
74 Aye 128 No
Tax 0% aligned 202 shared votes
128 Aye 74 No
33 Aye 32 No
Transport 0% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 31 No
Housing 0% aligned 45 shared votes
31 Aye 14 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
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
56.6% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
787
43.4% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

101
+18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649
Appearances
46
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 649
131
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
Contributions
43
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 533 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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 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
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