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Deirdre Costigan vs David Simmonds

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

Photograph of Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall
vs
Photograph of David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Deirdre Costigan and David Simmonds voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 307 different votes 314 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
2 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 8 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
37 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
33 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
33 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

91.1 %
18 % above average
Rank 14 of 650
Participation
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 134 of 650
513
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,361
1,631 eligible divisions
266
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
657
48.3 % of votes cast
247
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
704
51.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

14
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
104
+33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 650
19
-106.5 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Contributions
254
+128.5 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£196,485
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£196,485
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Migration
144 of 152 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
154 of 173 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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