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David Simmonds vs Sarah Pochin

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


Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 152 shared comparable votes.

144 same votes 8 different votes 152 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
9 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
0 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
0 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 3 No
Benefits 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 2 No
Transport 88% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 14 No
Housing 94% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 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
57.4%
15% below average
Rank 593 of 649
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
232
404 eligible divisions
664
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
105
45.3% of votes cast
715
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
127
54.7% of votes cast
9
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
7
3.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

108
+24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
244
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 649
Contributions
118
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 280 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12% above average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
49 of 54 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#4
Housing
22 of 25 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#5
Energy
6 of 8 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API