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David Simmonds vs Peter Fortune

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 Peter Fortune
Peter Fortune
Con Bromley and Biggin Hill

Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Peter Fortune voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

310 same votes 0 different votes 310 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
28 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
28 Aye 45 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
28 Aye 45 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 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
72.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 374 of 648
1,331
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
382
526 eligible divisions
637
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
161
42.1 % of votes cast
694
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
221
57.9 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % 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
69
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 648
232
+124.1 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 648
Contributions
93
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 249 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
£180,830
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£180,830
20 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Crime / Justice
154 of 173 votes
#4
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Defence
51 of 58 votes
#5
Education
40 of 49 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
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
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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