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David Simmonds vs Saqib Bhatti

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,133 shared comparable votes.

1,128 same votes 5 different votes 1,133 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
56 Aye 97 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
56 Aye 97 No
67 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
67 Aye 67 No
25 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 20 No
Benefits 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
97 Aye 40 No
Migration 99% aligned 137 shared votes
99 Aye 38 No
56 Aye 97 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
56 Aye 97 No
67 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
67 Aye 67 No
25 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

83.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 136 of 647
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 168 of 647
1,339
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,314
1,605 eligible divisions
644
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
650
49.5 % of votes cast
695
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
664
50.5 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

83
+19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 647
Appearances
63
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 647
233
+119.4 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 647
Contributions
91
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
0
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

Migration
144 of 152 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
#2
Trade
47 of 50 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 152 votes
Crime / Justice
154 of 173 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Defence
51 of 58 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API