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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.

Photograph of Bradley Thomas
Bradley Thomas
Con Bromsgrove
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Bradley Thomas and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 274 different votes 278 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
9 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
12 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 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 13 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 195 of 647
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 519 of 647
434
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
673
1,034 eligible divisions
196
45.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
372
55.3 % of votes cast
238
54.8 % of votes cast
No votes
301
44.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

113
+49.4 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 647
Appearances
74
+10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 647
188
+74.4 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 647
Contributions
244
+130.4 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 647

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
1
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
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Tax
98 of 108 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 61 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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