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Charlotte Cane vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Charlotte Cane
Charlotte Cane
LD Ely and East Cambridgeshire
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Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Charlotte Cane and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 190 different votes 248 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 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
17 Aye 25 No
Tax 7% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 8% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

69.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 445 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 649
398
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
698
1,072 eligible divisions
216
54.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
54.9 % of votes cast
182
45.7 % of votes cast
No votes
315
45.1 % of votes cast
3
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

53
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 649
Appearances
92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
56
-82.5 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 649
Contributions
244
+105.5 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£177,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£177,566
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
8
3 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
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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