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Mr Hamish Falconer vs David Simmonds

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

Photograph of Mr Hamish Falconer
Mr Hamish Falconer
Lab Lincoln
vs
Photograph of David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Mr Hamish Falconer and David Simmonds voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 256 different votes 264 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
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
10% below average
Rank 542 of 649
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 133 of 649
371
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
186
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
48.2% of votes cast
185
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
715
51.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

70
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 649
Appearances
108
+24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
614
+468.1 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 649
Contributions
244
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£153,826
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£153,826
32% below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
3
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
Housing
25 of 32 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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