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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 2% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 247 different votes 251 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
25 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

83.5 %
10 % above average
Rank 140 of 648
Participation
72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 648
1,331
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
379
526 eligible divisions
637
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
194
51.2 % of votes cast
694
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
185
48.8 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 648
Appearances
68
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 648
232
+124.1 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 648
Contributions
77
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 648

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
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Migration
144 of 152 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#3
Transport
20 of 21 votes
Crime / Justice
154 of 173 votes
#4
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Defence
51 of 58 votes
#5
Energy
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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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