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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.

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Bradley Thomas
Con Bromsgrove
vs
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Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Bradley Thomas and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 326 different votes 331 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
23 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
37 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
37 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
22 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

81.1%
9% above average
Rank 171 of 650
Participation
66.0%
6% below average
Rank 502 of 650
512
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
744
1,128 eligible divisions
235
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
402
54.0% of votes cast
277
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
342
46.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

203
+108.8 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Appearances
103
+8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
294
+129.9 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 650
Contributions
236
+71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650

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
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 66 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Tax
107 of 121 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
41 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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