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Simon Hoare vs Shivani Raja

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 Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Shivani Raja voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

288 same votes 0 different votes 288 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
22 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
22 Aye 36 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
22 Aye 36 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 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
63.4%
9% below average
Rank 536 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
590 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
187
50.0% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
187
50.0% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 649
Appearances
16
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 649
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
Contributions
18
-127.9 vs Commons average
Rank 612 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
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Transport
22 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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