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Shivani Raja vs David Simmonds

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

Photograph of Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East
vs
Photograph of David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Shivani Raja and David Simmonds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

285 same votes 0 different votes 285 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
23 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
23 Aye 36 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
23 Aye 36 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

63.4%
9% below average
Rank 536 of 649
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 133 of 649
374
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
187
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
48.2% of votes cast
187
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
715
51.8% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

16
-67.6 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 650
Appearances
108
+24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
18
-127.7 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Contributions
244
+98.3 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£205,066
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£205,066
9% below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
4
4 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

Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Transport
22 of 29 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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