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Simon Hoare vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 1,374 shared comparable votes.

111 same votes 1,263 different votes 1,374 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
59 Aye 39 No
Migration 16% aligned 98 shared votes
27 Aye 71 No
32 Aye 24 No
Trade 14% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
65 Aye 100 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 165 shared votes
104 Aye 61 No
20 Aye 28 No
Energy 6% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
77 Aye 133 No
Tax 0% aligned 210 shared votes
133 Aye 77 No
36 Aye 32 No
Transport 0% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 31 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
31 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

101
+18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649
Appearances
29
-53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 649
131
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
Contributions
14
-128.9 vs Commons average
Rank 616 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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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