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Alex Mayer vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Alex Mayer and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 1 different votes 375 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
36 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

95.3%
23% above average
Rank 1 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
562
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
281
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
281
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

71
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649
Appearances
86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
79
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 649
Contributions
215
+69.1 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£198,550
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£198,550
12% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API