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David Simmonds vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Christine Jardine voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 856 shared comparable votes.

174 same votes 682 different votes 856 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
10 Aye 29 No
Education 72% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 65% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 57% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
33 Aye 81 No
Tax 44% aligned 114 shared votes
63 Aye 51 No
18 Aye 25 No
Defence 28% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
19 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 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
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
1,370
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
660
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7 % of votes cast
710
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

105
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649
Appearances
145
+67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 649
258
+119.5 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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