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Simon Hoare vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 1,219 shared comparable votes.

105 same votes 1,114 different votes 1,219 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
52 Aye 34 No
Migration 14% aligned 86 shared votes
26 Aye 60 No
10 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
26 Aye 24 No
Trade 10% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 18 No
Energy 9% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
66 Aye 93 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 159 shared votes
94 Aye 65 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 106 No
Tax 0% aligned 169 shared votes
106 Aye 63 No
22 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
906
57.3% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.7% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

101
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 649
Appearances
79
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 649
131
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
Contributions
349
+206.7 vs Commons average
Rank 46 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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