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Alan Strickland vs David Simmonds

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

Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
vs
Photograph of David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and David Simmonds voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 339 different votes 351 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
2 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
47 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
37 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
37 Aye 47 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 43 of 649
Participation
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 132 of 649
507
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,370
1,643 eligible divisions
259
51.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
660
48.2 % of votes cast
248
48.9 % of votes cast
No votes
710
51.8 % of votes cast
10
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

32
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 649
Appearances
110
+32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
35
-102.6 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 649
Contributions
263
+125.4 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£174,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 53 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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