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Alan Mak vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Alan Mak and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 537 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 521 different votes 537 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
5 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 8% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
27 Aye 22 No
Migration 6% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 5 No
Defence 6% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 6 No
Transport 6% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
57 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 26 No
Housing 0% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

85.5 %
13 % above average
Rank 86 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 649
2,015
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
695
1,067 eligible divisions
955
47.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
55.1 % of votes cast
1,060
52.6 % of votes cast
No votes
312
44.9 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

17
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 649
Appearances
76
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
20
-114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 649
Contributions
184
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£292,278
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
30
7 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
4
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
205 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Trade
82 of 89 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
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
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