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David Simmonds vs Chris Philp

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


Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Chris Philp voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,172 shared comparable votes.

1,158 same votes 14 different votes 1,172 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
58 Aye 85 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
58 Aye 85 No
27 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 23 No
Benefits 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
97 Aye 41 No
Migration 99% aligned 138 shared votes
99 Aye 39 No
69 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 139 shared votes
70 Aye 69 No
58 Aye 85 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
58 Aye 85 No
27 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 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 126 of 650
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 125 of 650
1,404
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,002
2,405 eligible divisions
678
48.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
971
48.5% of votes cast
726
51.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,031
51.5% of votes cast
9
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.8% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

109
+20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Appearances
61
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
195
+40.2 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
Contributions
95
-59.8 vs Commons average
Rank 376 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
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12% above average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
210 of 212 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
Housing
49 of 54 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 63 votes
#4
Trade
85 of 94 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API