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Ayoub Khan vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Ayoub Khan
Ayoub Khan
Ind Birmingham Perry Barr
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Ayoub Khan and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 48% of the time, based on 141 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 74 different votes 141 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
9 Aye 3 No
Housing 83% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 78% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 75% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Defence 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 57% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 31% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 7 No
Migration 33% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

36.9 %
36 % below average
Rank 637 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 649
212
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
698
1,072 eligible divisions
128
60.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
54.9 % of votes cast
84
39.6 % of votes cast
No votes
315
45.1 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

135
+57.4 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649
Appearances
92
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
194
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 649
Contributions
244
+106.1 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£133,355
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£133,355
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
11
7 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

Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Benefits
21 of 30 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Energy
11 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
32 of 62 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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