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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.

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Peter Fortune voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

330 same votes 0 different votes 330 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

30 Aye 45 No

Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes

30 Aye 45 No

11 Aye 23 No

Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes

11 Aye 23 No

7 Aye 23 No

Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes

7 Aye 23 No

10 Aye 19 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes

10 Aye 19 No

5 Aye 15 No

Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes

5 Aye 15 No

Most different by topic

30 Aye 45 No

Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes

30 Aye 45 No

11 Aye 23 No

Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes

11 Aye 23 No

7 Aye 23 No

Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes

7 Aye 23 No

10 Aye 19 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes

10 Aye 19 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

83.4 %

11 % above average

Rank 132 of 649

Participation

72.2 %

1 % below average

Rank 376 of 649

1,370

1,643 eligible divisions

Total votes

415

575 eligible divisions

660

48.2 % of votes cast

Aye votes

181

43.6 % of votes cast

710

51.8 % of votes cast

No votes

234

56.4 % of votes cast

0.7 % of votes cast

Against party

0.5 % of votes cast

6 years, 8 months

Since 12 Dec 2019

Commons service

2 years, 1 months

Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105

+27.1 vs Commons average

Rank 137 of 650

Appearances

121

+43.1 vs Commons average

Rank 91 of 650

258

+119.7 vs Commons average

Rank 71 of 650

Contributions

146

+7.7 vs Commons average

Rank 186 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

£180,830

all imported IPSA years

£252,887

12 % above average

Latest expenses

£180,830

20 % below average

3 registered categories

Registered interests

4 registered categories

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

Democracy / Parliament

35 of 37 votes

Foreign Affairs

4 of 4 votes

Migration

145 of 154 votes

Work / Employment

38 of 39 votes

Housing

48 of 53 votes

Devolution / Local Government

21 of 24 votes

Environment / Climate

39 of 44 votes

Trade

6 of 7 votes

Defence

62 of 70 votes

Tax

90 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same

Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026

Trade Work / Employment

Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026

Trade Work / Employment

Aye

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026

Aye

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026

Aye

Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026

Migration

Aye

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026

Energy Tax Transport

Aye

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026

Energy Tax Transport

Aye

Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026

Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026

Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026

Trade

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