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Dr Caroline Johnson vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Dr Caroline Johnson
Dr Caroline Johnson
Con Sleaford and North Hykeham
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Dr Caroline Johnson and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 527 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 509 different votes 527 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
9 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 27% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 13 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 6 No
Transport 5% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 48 No
Tax 3% aligned 69 shared votes
46 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 21 No
Migration 2% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

82.9 %
10 % above average
Rank 142 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,821
2,196 eligible divisions
Total votes
695
1,067 eligible divisions
888
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
55.1 % of votes cast
933
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
312
44.9 % of votes cast
10
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 7 months
Since 8 Dec 2016
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

130
+54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 649
Appearances
75
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
333
+198.5 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Contributions
183
+48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,451,695
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£229,187
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Migration
154 of 164 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Trade
80 of 87 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 65 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
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
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
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