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Valerie Vaz vs David Simmonds

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

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
vs
Photograph of David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and David Simmonds voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,015 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 965 different votes 1,015 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
18 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
34 Aye 95 No
Migration 5% aligned 129 shared votes
89 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 8 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 40 shared votes
11 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 133 of 649
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
48.2% of votes cast
797
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
715
51.8% of votes cast
13
0.7% 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

29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
Appearances
108
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
14
-129.5 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649
Contributions
244
+100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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