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Joe Robertson vs David Simmonds

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and David Simmonds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

345 same votes 0 different votes 345 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
35 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
35 Aye 44 No
10 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
35 Aye 44 No
10 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 649
Participation
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 132 of 649
432
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,370
1,643 eligible divisions
193
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
660
48.2 % of votes cast
239
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
710
51.8 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

155
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 649
Appearances
109
+30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649
257
+117.7 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Contributions
262
+122.7 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12 % above average
3
3 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

Housing
27 of 31 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Education
40 of 50 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
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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