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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 279 shared comparable votes.

279 same votes 0 different votes 279 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 325 of 649
Participation
63.1 %
10 % below average
Rank 538 of 649
1,758
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
363
575 eligible divisions
822
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
182
50.1 % of votes cast
936
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
181
49.9 % of votes cast
46
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % 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
3
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
127
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Contributions
3
-135.3 vs Commons average
Rank 629 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
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Transport
22 of 29 votes
Tax
257 of 321 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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