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David Mundell vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

David Mundell and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 415 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 398 different votes 415 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 2 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 21 No
Migration 7% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 43 No
Tax 1% aligned 67 shared votes
42 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 15 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

67.7%
5% below average
Rank 470 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,609
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
769
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
840
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

123
+39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
126
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 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

£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£330,224
46% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
10
4 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
201 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Trade
73 of 91 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Migration
130 of 171 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 48 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
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
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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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