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David Simmonds vs Alison Taylor

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 Alison Taylor
Alison Taylor
Lab Paisley and Renfrewshire North

Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Alison Taylor voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 181 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 166 different votes 181 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
3 Aye 3 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

83.2%
11% above average
Rank 133 of 649
Participation
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 626 of 649
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
664
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
118
42.6% of votes cast
715
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
159
57.4% of votes cast
9
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
14
5.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

108
+26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Appearances
53
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
244
+101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 649
Contributions
76
-66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£192,583
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12% above average
Latest expenses
£192,583
15% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
#1
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
Housing
49 of 54 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#4
Housing
22 of 32 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#5
Transport
18 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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