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Alex Burghart vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Alex Burghart and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 554 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 537 different votes 554 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
7 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
28 Aye 24 No
Migration 8% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 6 No
Transport 5% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 51 No
Tax 3% aligned 74 shared votes
49 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 26 No
Housing 0% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 22 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,792
2,101 eligible divisions
Total votes
695
1,067 eligible divisions
863
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
55.1 % of votes cast
929
51.8 % 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
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

75
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
Appearances
76
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
130
-4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 211 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

£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£203,620
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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

Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Trade
81 of 85 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
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
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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