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Wera Hobhouse vs Simon Hoare

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

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Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath
vs
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Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Simon Hoare voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 1,187 shared comparable votes.

268 same votes 919 different votes 1,187 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
17 Aye 15 No
Education 66% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 58% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
85 Aye 66 No
Tax 39% aligned 151 shared votes
55 Aye 96 No
26 Aye 22 No
Defence 31% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 42 No
Devolution / Local Government 31% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 6% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
92 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 154 shared votes
63 Aye 91 No
15 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 7% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
Participation
74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 325 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,758
2,361 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
822
46.8 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
936
53.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
46
2.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

141
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
98
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
176
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Contributions
127
-11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
12
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

Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Energy
58 of 70 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Tax
257 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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
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