MP for North Dorset
“A largely loyal Conservative backbencher who occasionally rebels on niche issues, while contributing actively across multiple Commons committees.”
Simon Hoare is the Conservative MP for North Dorset, first elected in 2015. He has served in government as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities from late 2023 to mid-2024, and he currently sits on several Commons committees, including Welsh Affairs, Northern Ireland Affairs, and Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs, as well as the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission.
Hoare shows very high party loyalty (97%) and attends votes more often than the party average (72%), with 46 rebel votes recorded. He generally supports stricter immigration controls and an immigration-centric asylum system, while opposing Universal Credit and NHS funding. His votes also show a mix on issues like VAT, transgender rights, and trade unions, and he has supported the Rwanda deportation scheme.
Declared three financial interests: family members employed, land and property holdings (within or outside the UK), and miscellaneous interests.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Conservative average: 56%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
21 positions
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
Since Jun 2025
Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill
Since Jun 2025
Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements
Since Jun 2025
Welsh Affairs Committee
Since Jan 2025
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Since Dec 2024
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Since Dec 2024
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Since Nov 2024
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Since Sept 2024
Local Government (Pay Accountability) Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Jan 2024 - May 2024
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Nov 2023 - Jul 2024
Liaison Committee (Commons)
May 2020 - Nov 2023
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Jan 2020 - Nov 2023
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Jun 2019 - Nov 2019
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
NOLocal Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
NODraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
NODraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
AYEOpposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
AYEDraft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
AYEMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
AYEMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7
NOSentencing Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
