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David Simmonds vs Freddie van Mierlo

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


Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Freddie van Mierlo voted the same way 71% of the time, based on 153 shared comparable votes.

108 same votes 45 different votes 153 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
18 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 11 No
Education 93% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 88% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 82% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Energy 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 60% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 2 No
Housing 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 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 133 of 649
Participation
41.4%
31% below average
Rank 633 of 649
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
244
590 eligible divisions
664
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
134
54.9% of votes cast
715
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
110
45.1% of votes cast
9
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

108
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Appearances
89
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649
244
+100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 649
Contributions
116
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 282 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
£177,310
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12% above average
Latest expenses
£177,310
22% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Housing
49 of 54 votes
#3
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#4
Energy
10 of 20 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

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