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David Simmonds vs Stuart Anderson

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


Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,098 shared comparable votes.

1,089 same votes 9 different votes 1,098 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
53 Aye 90 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
53 Aye 90 No
25 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 121 shared votes
54 Aye 67 No
82 Aye 42 No
Migration 98% aligned 124 shared votes
84 Aye 40 No
53 Aye 90 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
53 Aye 90 No
25 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 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 126 of 650
Participation
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 294 of 650
1,404
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,274
1,687 eligible divisions
678
48.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
616
48.4% of votes cast
726
51.7% of votes cast
No votes
658
51.6% of votes cast
9
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

109
+20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Appearances
68
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
195
+40.4 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
Contributions
112
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 328 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
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12% above average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Housing
49 of 54 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
53 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 63 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

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