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Andrew Griffith vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Andrew Griffith
Andrew Griffith
Con Arundel and South Downs
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Andrew Griffith and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 507 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 492 different votes 507 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 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 8% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
29 Aye 24 No
Migration 8% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 6 No
Transport 6% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 55 No
Tax 3% aligned 79 shared votes
53 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 16 No
Energy 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

79.0%
6% above average
Rank 223 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,310
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
655
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
655
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

59
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 649
Appearances
86
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
90
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
Contributions
215
+71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,237,293
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£285,103
26% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
15
7 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 41 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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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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