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David Simmonds vs Gregory Stafford

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 Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon

Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Gregory Stafford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

264 same votes 0 different votes 264 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
29 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
29 Aye 40 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
29 Aye 40 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

83.5 %
10 % above average
Rank 140 of 648
Participation
76.8 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 648
1,331
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
526 eligible divisions
637
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
44.8 % of votes cast
694
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
223
55.2 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 648
Appearances
106
+46.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
232
+124.1 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 648
Contributions
213
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£192,386
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£192,386
15 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Migration
144 of 152 votes
#1
Tax
98 of 108 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Crime / Justice
154 of 173 votes
#4
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Defence
51 of 58 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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