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David Simmonds vs Dr Andrew Murrison

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 Dr Andrew Murrison
Dr Andrew Murrison
Con South West Wiltshire

Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Dr Andrew Murrison voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,164 shared comparable votes.

1,159 same votes 5 different votes 1,164 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
64 Aye 107 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
64 Aye 107 No
51 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
51 Aye 64 No
25 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 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
93 Aye 41 No
Migration 99% aligned 134 shared votes
95 Aye 39 No
64 Aye 107 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
64 Aye 107 No
51 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
51 Aye 64 No
25 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 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
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 139 of 649
1,370
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,961
2,361 eligible divisions
660
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
935
47.7 % of votes cast
710
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,026
52.3 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
Appearances
218
+140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
258
+119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
263
+124.7 vs Commons average
Rank 66 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
£1,842,285
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£170,920
24 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
204 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#3
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#5
Work / Employment
69 of 77 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
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
No
Aye rebel
Chris Bryant's amendment (a) to the motion on the independent expert panel 23 Jun 2020
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
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
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