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David Simmonds vs Chris Bloore

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 Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch

Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Chris Bloore voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 276 different votes 280 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 349 of 649
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
433
590 eligible divisions
664
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
211
48.7% of votes cast
715
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
222
51.3% 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, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

108
+24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Appearances
117
+33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 649
244
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 649
Contributions
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 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
£167,691
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12% above average
Latest expenses
£167,691
26% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Housing
49 of 54 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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