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Jake Richards vs David Simmonds
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Jake Richards and David Simmonds voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.
5 same votes
247 different votes
252 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
72.7 %
same as average
Participation
83.4 %
11 % above average
411
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,362
1,633 eligible divisions
214
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
657
48.2 % of votes cast
197
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
705
51.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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
61
-11.5 vs Commons average
Appearances
111
+38.5 vs Commons average
204
+75.3 vs Commons average
Contributions
263
+134.3 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12 % above average
4
4 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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API