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Dame Harriett Baldwin vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Dame Harriett Baldwin
Dame Harriett Baldwin
Con West Worcestershire
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Dame Harriett Baldwin and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 545 shared comparable votes.

21 same votes 524 different votes 545 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
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
28 Aye 24 No
Migration 8% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
9 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 8% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

81.6%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,940
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
915
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
1,025
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
17
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

106
+22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
135
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Contributions
215
+69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,496,334
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£247,722
10% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
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
207 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Trade
76 of 91 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
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
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
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