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James Wild vs David Simmonds

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


Voting alignment

James Wild and David Simmonds voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,208 shared comparable votes.

1,196 same votes 12 different votes 1,208 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
64 Aye 99 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
64 Aye 99 No
68 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
68 Aye 61 No
26 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
87 Aye 42 No
Migration 98% aligned 129 shared votes
85 Aye 44 No
64 Aye 99 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
64 Aye 99 No
68 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
68 Aye 61 No
26 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

86.0%
14% above average
Rank 73 of 650
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 126 of 650
1,450
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,404
1,687 eligible divisions
723
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
678
48.3% of votes cast
727
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
726
51.7% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

134
+46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
Appearances
109
+21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
245
+91.6 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
Contributions
195
+41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£985,585
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£228,734
1% above 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

Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Trade
54 of 56 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
Defence
66 of 70 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 70 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API