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Simon Hoare vs Tony Vaughan

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 Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Tony Vaughan voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 309 different votes 319 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 7% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
42 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 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
81.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 178 of 649
1,758
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
575 eligible divisions
822
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.5 % of votes cast
936
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
231
49.5 % of votes cast
46
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
Appearances
47
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
127
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649
Contributions
78
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 393 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
£231,055
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£231,055
2 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Tax
257 of 321 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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