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David Simmonds vs John Glen

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 John Glen
John Glen
Con Salisbury

Voting alignment

David Simmonds and John Glen voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,131 shared comparable votes.

1,126 same votes 5 different votes 1,131 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
58 Aye 90 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
58 Aye 90 No
64 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
64 Aye 61 No
27 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 30 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
12 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
89 Aye 33 No
Migration 98% aligned 122 shared votes
91 Aye 31 No
58 Aye 90 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
58 Aye 90 No
64 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
64 Aye 61 No
27 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 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
82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 143 of 649
1,370
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,951
2,361 eligible divisions
660
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
936
48.0 % of votes cast
710
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,015
52.0 % 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
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
Appearances
124
+46.1 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 650
258
+119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
152
+13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 176 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
£2,848,010
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£289,316
28 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
203 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 91 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#3
Energy
63 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 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
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
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
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
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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