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Steve Darling vs Simon Hoare

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay
vs
Photograph of Simon Hoare
Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Simon Hoare voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

204 same votes 48 different votes 252 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
10 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
28 Aye 32 No
Tax 97% aligned 60 shared votes
26 Aye 34 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 89% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 73% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 13 No
Housing 76% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 650
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 650
374
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,748
2,344 eligible divisions
202
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.8 % of votes cast
172
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
930
53.2 % of votes cast
6
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
46
2.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

127
+56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 650
Appearances
94
+23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 650
177
+52.2 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
Contributions
127
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£235,469
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Housing
26 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Transport
76 of 92 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
#4
Energy
55 of 67 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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