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Callum Anderson vs David Simmonds

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

Photograph of Callum Anderson
Callum Anderson
Lab Buckingham and Bletchley
vs
Photograph of David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Callum Anderson and David Simmonds voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 356 different votes 366 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 5 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 8 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
46 Aye 36 No
Tax 1% aligned 82 shared votes
35 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

94.2 %
22 % above average
Rank 3 of 649
Participation
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 133 of 649
540
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,368
1,641 eligible divisions
278
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
660
48.2 % of votes cast
262
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
708
51.8 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % 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

53
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649
Appearances
110
+33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649
65
-70.8 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 649
Contributions
263
+127.2 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£185,318
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£185,318
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12 % above average
3
1 registered category
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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