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David Simmonds vs Alex Easton

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

Photograph of David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
vs
Photograph of Alex Easton
Alex Easton
Ind North Down

Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Alex Easton voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 146 shared comparable votes.

138 same votes 8 different votes 146 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
12 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
1 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 56% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 92% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

83.5 %
10 % above average
Rank 140 of 648
Participation
44.7 %
29 % below average
Rank 629 of 648
1,331
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
235
526 eligible divisions
637
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
109
46.4 % of votes cast
694
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
126
53.6 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 648
Appearances
74
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 648
232
+124.1 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 648
Contributions
79
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£190,220
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£190,220
16 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Migration
144 of 152 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 23 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#3
Energy
13 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
154 of 173 votes
#4
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Defence
51 of 58 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
4 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 15 Oct 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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