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Paul Holmes vs David Simmonds

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


Voting alignment

Paul Holmes and David Simmonds voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,189 shared comparable votes.

1,178 same votes 11 different votes 1,189 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
60 Aye 91 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
60 Aye 91 No
56 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
56 Aye 67 No
20 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 87% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
99 Aye 33 No
Migration 98% aligned 132 shared votes
97 Aye 35 No
60 Aye 91 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
60 Aye 91 No
56 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
56 Aye 67 No
20 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

85.1%
13% above average
Rank 86 of 650
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 126 of 650
1,435
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,404
1,687 eligible divisions
716
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
678
48.3% of votes cast
719
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
726
51.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

116
+27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Appearances
109
+20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
356
+201.6 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Contributions
195
+40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£234,722
4% above average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
3
2 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 63 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API