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Gregory Stafford vs David Simmonds

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

Photograph of Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon
vs
Photograph of David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Gregory Stafford and David Simmonds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

290 same votes 0 different votes 290 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
31 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
31 Aye 40 No
11 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
31 Aye 40 No
11 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

75.9%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 649
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 133 of 649
448
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
208
46.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
48.2% of votes cast
240
53.6% of votes cast
No votes
715
51.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

146
+62.4 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Appearances
108
+24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
290
+144.3 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
Contributions
244
+98.3 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£192,386
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£192,386
15% below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
5
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

Tax
101 of 112 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 39 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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