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Rachel Reeves vs David Simmonds

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

Photograph of Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey
vs
Photograph of David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Rachel Reeves and David Simmonds voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 616 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 585 different votes 616 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
6 Aye 0 No
Education 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 1 No
Energy 8% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 7% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 78 shared votes
44 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 13 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 20 No
Transport 0% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

50.0%
23% below average
Rank 622 of 649
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 133 of 649
1,189
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
680
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
48.2% of votes cast
509
42.8% 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
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

67
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 649
Appearances
108
+24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
535
+389.1 vs Commons average
Rank 18 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

£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£291,343
29% above average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
8
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
166 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Migration
115 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Trade
56 of 91 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
No
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 56 11 Jul 2023
Migration
No
No
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 31 11 Jul 2023
Migration
No
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
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