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David Davis vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

David Davis and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 403 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 371 different votes 403 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
10 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 3 No
Brexit / EU 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 14 No
Digital / Online Safety 11% aligned 18 shared votes
16 Aye 2 No
22 Aye 19 No
Migration 10% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

64.8%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,539
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
720
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
819
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
93
6.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
18 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jul 2008
Commons service
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

52
-30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
Appearances
86
+3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
81
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649
Contributions
215
+71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£277,187
23% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
7
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
198 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
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
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