Compare

Sir Geoffrey Cox vs David Simmonds

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


Voting alignment

Sir Geoffrey Cox and David Simmonds voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 876 shared comparable votes.

870 same votes 6 different votes 876 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
41 Aye 81 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
41 Aye 81 No
25 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 13 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
69 Aye 39 No
Migration 98% aligned 108 shared votes
67 Aye 41 No
56 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 104 shared votes
55 Aye 49 No
41 Aye 81 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
41 Aye 81 No
25 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

65.7%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 650
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 126 of 650
1,581
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,404
1,687 eligible divisions
747
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
678
48.3% of votes cast
834
52.8% 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
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

15
-73.8 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 650
Appearances
109
+20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
23
-131.6 vs Commons average
Rank 606 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

£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£264,705
17% above average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
16
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
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
173 of 212 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Trade
72 of 94 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 63 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API