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David Simmonds vs Ben Maguire

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 Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Ben Maguire voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

187 same votes 47 different votes 234 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
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
6 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
1 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 86% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 44% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 14 No
Housing 70% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 134 of 650
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 561 of 650
1,361
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
348
563 eligible divisions
657
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
188
54.0 % of votes cast
704
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
160
46.0 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 650
Appearances
90
+18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
255
+128.8 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
Contributions
103
-23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#3
Defence
27 of 33 votes
Crime / Justice
154 of 173 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 5 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API