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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.

Photograph of David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
vs
Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby

Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 146 shared comparable votes.

138 same votes 8 different votes 146 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

83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 132 of 649
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 649
1,370
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
221
389 eligible divisions
660
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
97
43.9 % of votes cast
710
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
124
56.1 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
7
3.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
Appearances
96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
258
+119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£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
35 of 37 votes
#1
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#3
Housing
22 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#5
Energy
6 of 8 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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