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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 94% of the time, based on 134 shared comparable votes.

126 same votes 8 different votes 134 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
7 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
1 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 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
0 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 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
7 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
1 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 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
60.0 %
13 % below average
Rank 581 of 648
1,331
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
204
340 eligible divisions
637
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
85
41.7 % of votes cast
694
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
119
58.3 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
7
3.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

82
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 648
Appearances
63
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 648
232
+124.1 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 648
Contributions
75
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12 % above average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Trade
4 of 4 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#3
Housing
22 of 24 votes
Crime / Justice
154 of 173 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Defence
51 of 58 votes
#5
Migration
7 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API