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David Burton-Sampson vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

David Burton-Sampson and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 3 different votes 372 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
44 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

87.8%
15% above average
Rank 45 of 650
Participation
66.0%
6% below average
Rank 502 of 650
554
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
744
1,128 eligible divisions
288
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
402
54.0% of votes cast
266
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
342
46.0% of votes cast
3
0.5% 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

69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
Appearances
105
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
72
-92.5 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
Contributions
238
+73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£191,962
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£191,962
15% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API