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David Simmonds vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 832 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 792 different votes 832 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
11 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
60 Aye 25 No
Migration 6% aligned 85 shared votes
20 Aye 65 No
46 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 87 shared votes
41 Aye 46 No
7 Aye 17 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 79 No
Tax 0% aligned 117 shared votes
79 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 15 No
Benefits 0% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 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
67.4%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
664
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
715
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
9
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

108
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
244
+100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 649
Contributions
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Housing
49 of 54 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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
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