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Elaine Stewart vs David Simmonds

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

Photograph of Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
vs
Photograph of David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Elaine Stewart and David Simmonds voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 215 different votes 220 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
1 Aye 7 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
24 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
24 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

60.7 %
12 % below average
Rank 569 of 649
Participation
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 133 of 649
345
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,365
1,636 eligible divisions
155
44.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
657
48.1 % of votes cast
190
55.1 % of votes cast
No votes
708
51.9 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

21
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 649
Appearances
114
+39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649
30
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
267
+134.3 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£207,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£207,074
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
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

Energy
16 of 20 votes
#1
Migration
144 of 152 votes
Housing
24 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Tax
81 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API