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David Simmonds vs Carla Lockhart

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 Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 69% of the time, based on 601 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 186 different votes 601 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
6 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 9 No
Education 92% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 12 No
Energy 89% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
29 Aye 52 No
Tax 86% aligned 81 shared votes
34 Aye 47 No
20 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 80% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 12 No
Benefits 45% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
25 Aye 17 No
Migration 50% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
42 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 57% aligned 81 shared votes
47 Aye 34 No
14 Aye 7 No
Trade 57% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 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 132 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,370
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
660
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
710
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

110
+32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Appearances
171
+93.4 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
263
+125.4 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649
Contributions
193
+55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 128 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
35 of 37 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 12 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: Government New Clause 14 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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