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David Simmonds vs Mr Louie French

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
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Photograph of Mr Louie French
Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup

Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Mr Louie French voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 833 shared comparable votes.

830 same votes 3 different votes 833 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
46 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
46 Aye 71 No
46 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
46 Aye 51 No
21 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 30 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
9 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 22 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
86 Aye 37 No
Migration 98% aligned 123 shared votes
88 Aye 35 No
46 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
46 Aye 71 No
46 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
46 Aye 51 No
21 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 30 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
9 Aye 30 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
80.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 196 of 649
1,370
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
988
1,231 eligible divisions
660
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
497
50.3 % of votes cast
710
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
491
49.7 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
4 years, 8 months
Since 2 Dec 2021

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
Appearances
53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
258
+119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 420 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
£423,303
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£143,451
37 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
16 of 16 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 65 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 136 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 54 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
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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