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David Simmonds vs Bobby Dean

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


Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Bobby Dean voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

194 same votes 55 different votes 249 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
22 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
22 Aye 37 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 88% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 68% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 69% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 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
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 447 of 649
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
408
590 eligible divisions
664
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
215
52.7% of votes cast
715
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
193
47.3% of votes cast
9
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

108
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Appearances
94
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 649
244
+100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 649
Contributions
108
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 317 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
£178,307
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12% above average
Latest expenses
£178,307
21% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
49 of 54 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#5
Benefits
24 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

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