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Melanie Onn vs David Simmonds

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

Photograph of Melanie Onn
Melanie Onn
Lab Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
vs
Photograph of David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Melanie Onn and David Simmonds voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 275 different votes 282 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
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 5 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
32 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
32 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

73.2 %
same as average
Rank 355 of 650
Participation
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 134 of 650
412
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,361
1,631 eligible divisions
203
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
657
48.3 % of votes cast
209
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
704
51.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Appearances
105
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
97
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Contributions
255
+129.2 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,014,663
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£201,216
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12 % above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Migration
144 of 152 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Tax
94 of 111 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
154 of 173 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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