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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 423 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 14 different votes 423 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
39 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
39 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 44 shared votes
14 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
39 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 44 shared votes
14 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

55.3%
17% below average
Rank 603 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 496 of 650
1,340
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
749
1,133 eligible divisions
760
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
405
54.1% of votes cast
580
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
344
45.9% of votes cast
21
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

45
-51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650
Appearances
114
+17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
52
-116.2 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 650
Contributions
253
+84.8 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
9
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
147 of 212 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Transport
66 of 98 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#4
Housing
35 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 47 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

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