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David Simmonds vs Apsana Begum

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


Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Apsana Begum voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 944 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 890 different votes 944 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
14 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 18% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
59 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 110 shared votes
54 Aye 56 No
75 Aye 40 No
Migration 5% aligned 115 shared votes
34 Aye 81 No
9 Aye 19 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 23 No
Benefits 0% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 14 No
Trade 0% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 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
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 441 of 649
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,152
1,658 eligible divisions
664
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
52.1% of votes cast
715
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
552
47.9% of votes cast
9
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

108
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Appearances
83
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 649
244
+100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 649
Contributions
92
-51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 361 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
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Housing
49 of 54 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API