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David Simmonds vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Helen Whately voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,151 shared comparable votes.

1,147 same votes 4 different votes 1,151 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
56 Aye 102 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
56 Aye 102 No
57 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
57 Aye 51 No
23 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 26 No
Benefits 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
95 Aye 41 No
Migration 99% aligned 136 shared votes
97 Aye 39 No
56 Aye 102 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
56 Aye 102 No
57 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
57 Aye 51 No
23 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 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
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
1,370
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
660
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
47.7 % of votes cast
710
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
Appearances
45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
258
+119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 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
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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