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Alistair Strathern vs David Simmonds

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

Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
Photograph of David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and David Simmonds voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 421 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 407 different votes 421 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
3 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 28 No
Migration 11% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 8 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 6% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 223 of 649
Participation
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 133 of 649
584
739 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,366
1,638 eligible divisions
302
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
658
48.2 % of votes cast
282
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
708
51.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
-13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Appearances
111
+35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 649
71
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 649
Contributions
264
+130.2 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
2
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

Benefits
31 of 31 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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