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Dame Karen Bradley vs David Simmonds

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


Voting alignment

Dame Karen Bradley and David Simmonds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 853 shared comparable votes.

849 same votes 4 different votes 853 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
41 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
41 Aye 74 No
58 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
58 Aye 46 No
37 Aye 17 No
Migration 100% aligned 54 shared votes
37 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 19 No
Benefits 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
41 Aye 74 No
58 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
58 Aye 46 No
37 Aye 17 No
Migration 100% aligned 54 shared votes
37 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 19 No
Benefits 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

67.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 480 of 647
Participation
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 128 of 647
1,573
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,347
1,615 eligible divisions
736
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
650
48.3 % of votes cast
837
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
697
51.7 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-18.2 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
Appearances
96
+29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
53
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Contributions
246
+128.2 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£283,093
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12 % above average
12
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
11
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
144 of 152 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 75 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
154 of 173 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#5
Defence
56 of 63 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API