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Dan Tomlinson vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Dan Tomlinson and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

273 same votes 6 different votes 279 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
41 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
41 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
41 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

62.1%
10% below average
Rank 553 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 496 of 650
395
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
749
1,133 eligible divisions
197
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
405
54.1% of votes cast
198
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
344
45.9% of votes cast
6
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

95
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
Appearances
111
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
502
+334.9 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650
Contributions
249
+81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£225,538
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£225,538
same as average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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

Trade
9 of 10 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Transport
27 of 32 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Housing
27 of 33 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Housing
35 of 45 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API