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Chris Evans vs David Simmonds

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

Photograph of Chris Evans
Chris Evans
Lab Caerphilly
vs
Photograph of David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Chris Evans and David Simmonds voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 951 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 900 different votes 951 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
15 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 15% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 17 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 89 No
Migration 6% aligned 116 shared votes
82 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 9 No
Energy 3% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 16 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 384 of 649
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 133 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
941
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
48.2% of votes cast
766
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
715
51.8% of votes cast
19
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

23
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 649
Appearances
108
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
29
-114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 649
Contributions
244
+100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£290,268
28% above average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
5
4 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

Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Housing
56 of 67 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Defence
58 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 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
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
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