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Simon Hoare vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Ruth Jones voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 947 shared comparable votes.

69 same votes 878 different votes 947 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
17 Aye 13 No
Trade 23% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
57 Aye 41 No
Migration 17% aligned 98 shared votes
28 Aye 70 No
11 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
27 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 15 No
Energy 7% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 85 No
Tax 0% aligned 133 shared votes
85 Aye 48 No
20 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 26 No
Housing 0% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 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
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

99
+17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
Appearances
53
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 649
128
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649
Contributions
78
-64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 404 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 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: 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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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