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Mark Garnier vs David Simmonds

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


Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and David Simmonds voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,170 shared comparable votes.

1,154 same votes 16 different votes 1,170 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
62 Aye 92 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
62 Aye 92 No
62 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
62 Aye 58 No
30 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
93 Aye 38 No
Migration 98% aligned 131 shared votes
91 Aye 40 No
62 Aye 92 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
62 Aye 92 No
62 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
62 Aye 58 No
30 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

83.6%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 650
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 126 of 650
2,010
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,404
1,687 eligible divisions
984
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
678
48.3% of votes cast
1,026
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
726
51.7% of votes cast
25
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

80
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Appearances
109
+20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
127
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
195
+40.2 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15% above average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
4
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
211 of 212 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Trade
89 of 94 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 63 votes
Migration
152 of 171 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