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Lee Anderson vs David Simmonds

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

Photograph of Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield
vs
Photograph of David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Lee Anderson and David Simmonds voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,028 shared comparable votes.

1,000 same votes 28 different votes 1,028 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
45 Aye 91 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
45 Aye 91 No
22 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 21 No
Trade 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 88% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
88 Aye 38 No
Migration 95% aligned 126 shared votes
82 Aye 44 No
9 Aye 14 No
Housing 96% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 10 No
Transport 97% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
67 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 109 shared votes
65 Aye 44 No

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

Voting record

75.2%
2% above average
Rank 309 of 649
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 130 of 649
1,240
1,650 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,375
1,650 eligible divisions
622
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
663
48.2% of votes cast
618
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
712
51.8% of votes cast
10
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 649
Appearances
107
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
80
-59.4 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 649
Contributions
262
+122.6 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£264,074
17% above average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
10
5 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

Trade
53 of 53 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 53 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Migration
134 of 154 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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