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Alison Bennett vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Alison Bennett and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

66 same votes 219 different votes 285 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 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 13 No
Housing 35% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 26 No
Tax 7% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 7% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
422
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
226
53.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
196
46.4% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

143
+58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
Appearances
86
+1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 650
165
+17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650
Contributions
215
+67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£141,775
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£141,775
37% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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