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Dr Beccy Cooper vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Dr Beccy Cooper
Dr Beccy Cooper
Lab Worthing West
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Dr Beccy Cooper and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

291 same votes 0 different votes 291 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
26 Aye 8 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 8 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 332 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
437
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
224
51.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
213
48.7% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

46
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
65
-80.7 vs Commons average
Rank 462 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

£235,147
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£235,147
4% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API