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Alison Griffiths vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Alison Griffiths
Alison Griffiths
Con Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Alison Griffiths and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 301 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 296 different votes 301 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
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 356 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
432
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
191
44.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
241
55.8% 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, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

96
+14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649
Appearances
86
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
157
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
215
+72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£182,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£182,517
19% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
7
4 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

Housing
28 of 32 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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