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Chris Evans vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Chris Evans and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 562 shared comparable votes.

545 same votes 17 different votes 562 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
58 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
58 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
24 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
58 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
58 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 385 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 496 of 650
1,739
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
749
1,133 eligible divisions
958
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
405
54.1% of votes cast
781
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
344
45.9% of votes cast
19
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

24
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Appearances
114
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
32
-136.9 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 650
Contributions
253
+84.1 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£290,268
28% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
72 of 82 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Housing
57 of 68 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Housing
35 of 45 votes
Defence
58 of 71 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API