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David Simmonds vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 997 shared comparable votes.

994 same votes 3 different votes 997 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
47 Aye 85 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
47 Aye 85 No
66 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
66 Aye 37 No
46 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
46 Aye 55 No
29 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 30 No
Housing 100% aligned 45 shared votes
15 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
47 Aye 85 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
47 Aye 85 No
66 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
66 Aye 37 No
46 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
46 Aye 55 No
29 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 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
72.6 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 649
1,370
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,361 eligible divisions
660
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
785
45.8 % of votes cast
710
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
928
54.2 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
Appearances
132
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
258
+119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
161
+22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 166 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye rebel
Chris Bryant's amendment (a) to the motion on the independent expert panel 23 Jun 2020
No
Aye rebel
Agriculture Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 2 (Neil Parish) 13 May 2020
No
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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