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Claire Hanna vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Claire Hanna
Claire Hanna
SDLP Belfast South and Mid Down
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Claire Hanna and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

248 same votes 21 different votes 269 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
17 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 5 No
Benefits 42% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 6 No
Tax 79% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Education 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
17 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

46.3 %
27 % below average
Rank 624 of 647
Participation
64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 647
748
1,615 eligible divisions
Total votes
678
1,044 eligible divisions
387
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
373
55.0 % of votes cast
361
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
305
45.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

24
-42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
Appearances
84
+17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
34
-84.0 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 650
Contributions
264
+146.0 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,304,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£301,191
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Migration
122 of 152 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 30 votes
Trade
32 of 50 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
22 of 37 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Seasonal work 10 Dec 2025
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Second Reading 18 Nov 2025
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 18 Nov 2025
Foreign Affairs
No
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