Former Member of Parliament

David Simpson

DUP Democratic Unionist Party Upper Bann ID 1597

David had voted in 22.5 % of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence — it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 528 of 2,349 eligible divisions (22.5 %). Commons average: 72.7 %.

528

Total votes

238

Aye

290

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 238 / Noes 290

Divisions

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Division	Date	Vote
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Third Reading	29 Oct 2019	Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Committee: Clause 1 Amdt 2	29 Oct 2019	No
The Queen's Speech: motion for an humble Address	24 Oct 2019	Aye
The Queen's Speech: the economy - Ian Blackford's amendment (h)	24 Oct 2019	No
The Queen's Speech: the economy - Jeremy Corbyn's amendment (g)	24 Oct 2019	No
The Queen's Speech: the NHS - Jeremy Corbyn's Amdt (f) NHS / Health	23 Oct 2019	No
Draft Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	23 Oct 2019	Aye
Draft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	23 Oct 2019	Aye
Exiting the European Union (Financial Services) (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 3) Regulations 2019 Brexit / EU	23 Oct 2019	Aye
Programme: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs	22 Oct 2019	No
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs	22 Oct 2019	No
Mr Letwin's Amendment (a) to the Government's motion on section 1(1)(a) of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No.2) Act 2019 and section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 Brexit / EU	19 Oct 2019	Aye
Exiting the European Union (Air Quality) Brexit / EU Environment / Climate	15 Oct 2019	Aye
Motion on Conference Adjournment	26 Sep 2019	Aye
Standing Order No. 24 motion: Prorogation and disclosure of communication	9 Sep 2019	No

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Brexit / EU 147/211 (70 %)

Trade 34/89 (38 %)

Foreign Affairs 18/69 (26 %)

Digital / Online Safety 15/60 (25 %)

Transport 22/95 (23 %)

Lowest topic participation

Democracy / Parliament 0/43 (0 %)

Cost of Living 0/10 (0 %)

Defence 1/70 (1 %)

NHS / Health 3/56 (5 %)

Migration 10/169 (6 %)

Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has David Simpson voted in?

David Simpson has recorded votes in 528 of 2,349 eligible Commons divisions (22.5 % participation rate). The Commons average is 72.7 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has David Simpson voted against their party?

David Simpson has voted against the party majority 0 times in the imported division data. Source