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Simon Hoare vs Wendy Chamberlain

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
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Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 28% of the time, based on 802 shared comparable votes.

225 same votes 577 different votes 802 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
12 Aye 19 No
Education 71% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 64% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
43 Aye 79 No
Tax 49% aligned 122 shared votes
69 Aye 53 No
23 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 39% aligned 41 shared votes
8 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 21 No
Defence 31% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 18 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 41 shared votes
20 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 325 of 649
Participation
69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 447 of 649
1,758
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,136
1,643 eligible divisions
822
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
588
51.8 % of votes cast
936
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
548
48.2 % of votes cast
46
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

98
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
Appearances
110
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
127
-11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
Contributions
142
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 196 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
£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£308,895
37 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
10
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
46 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Migration
120 of 154 votes
Tax
257 of 321 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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