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Darren Jones vs David Simmonds

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

Photograph of Darren Jones
Darren Jones
Lab Bristol North West
vs
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David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Darren Jones and David Simmonds voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 844 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 797 different votes 844 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
17 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 16% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 15 No
Benefits 7% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 3 No
Energy 6% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
35 Aye 94 No
Migration 5% aligned 129 shared votes
87 Aye 42 No
10 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.2%
7% below average
Rank 516 of 649
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 133 of 649
1,383
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
763
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
48.2% of votes cast
620
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
715
51.8% of votes cast
5
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

49
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 649
Appearances
108
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
597
+453.5 vs Commons average
Rank 12 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

£1,991,343
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£327,479
45% above average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Migration
142 of 163 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 44 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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