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David Simmonds vs Matt Rodda

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 Matt Rodda
Matt Rodda
Lab Reading Central

Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Matt Rodda voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,077 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 1,020 different votes 1,077 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
17 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 21 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
90 Aye 40 No
Migration 5% aligned 130 shared votes
34 Aye 96 No
10 Aye 20 No
Energy 3% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
64 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 123 shared votes
59 Aye 64 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 29 No
Housing 0% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 40 shared votes
12 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 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
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 163 of 649
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,734
2,121 eligible divisions
664
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
54.4% of votes cast
715
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
791
45.6% of votes cast
9
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
16
0.9% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

108
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Appearances
77
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649
244
+100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 649
Contributions
96
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 343 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
£1,641,237
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12% above average
Latest expenses
£254,181
12% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 55 votes
Housing
49 of 54 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#4
Education
70 of 76 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 73 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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