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Nigel Farage vs David Simmonds

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


Voting alignment

Nigel Farage and David Simmonds voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 136 shared comparable votes.

133 same votes 3 different votes 136 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
14 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 93% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

34.1%
38% below average
Rank 637 of 650
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 126 of 650
15
44 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,404
1,687 eligible divisions
5
33.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
678
48.3% of votes cast
10
66.7% of votes cast
No votes
726
51.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6% of votes cast
2 months
Since 13 Aug 2026
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

16
-72.8 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 650
Appearances
109
+20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
18
-136.6 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 650
Contributions
195
+40.4 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£162,580
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£162,580
28% below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
35
7 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

Democracy / Parliament
4 of 4 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Trade
3 of 3 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
2 of 13 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 63 votes
Crime / Justice
0 of 4 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API