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Chris Bloore vs David Simmonds

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

Photograph of Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch
vs
Photograph of David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Chris Bloore and David Simmonds voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 292 different votes 296 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
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 6 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 650
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 126 of 650
453
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,404
1,687 eligible divisions
219
48.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
678
48.3% of votes cast
234
51.7% of votes cast
No votes
726
51.7% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

114
+25.2 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 650
Appearances
109
+20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
126
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Contributions
195
+40.4 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£167,691
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£167,691
26% below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Transport
28 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 63 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API