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Bradley Thomas vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Bradley Thomas and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 306 different votes 311 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
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

81.0%
8% above average
Rank 182 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
478
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
220
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
258
54.0% 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

167
+85.2 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 649
Appearances
86
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
255
+112.5 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 649
Contributions
215
+72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£215,617
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£215,617
5% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Tax
100 of 112 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API