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David Simmonds vs Damian Hinds

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 Damian Hinds
Damian Hinds
Con East Hampshire

Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Damian Hinds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,215 shared comparable votes.

1,210 same votes 5 different votes 1,215 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
63 Aye 104 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
63 Aye 104 No
25 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 24 No
Benefits 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
99 Aye 41 No
Migration 99% aligned 140 shared votes
101 Aye 39 No
68 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 135 shared votes
69 Aye 66 No
63 Aye 104 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
63 Aye 104 No
25 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 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
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 68 of 649
1,370
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,039
2,361 eligible divisions
660
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
979
48.0 % of votes cast
710
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,060
52.0 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
258
+119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 265 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
£2,055,176
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£219,626
3 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
35 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
Migration
161 of 171 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
84 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 56 11 Jul 2023
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 31 11 Jul 2023
Migration
Aye
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
No
Aye rebel
Agriculture Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 2 (Neil Parish) 13 May 2020
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
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