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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 277 shared comparable votes.

255 same votes 22 different votes 277 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
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 73% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 6 No
Tax 79% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 3 No
Education 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 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

45.7%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 511 of 649
756
1,654 eligible divisions
Total votes
708
1,083 eligible divisions
393
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
384
54.2% of votes cast
363
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

27
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Appearances
93
+12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
37
-103.5 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 649
Contributions
245
+104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 649

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
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Migration
122 of 154 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Trade
33 of 53 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
25 of 41 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
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