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Dr Rupa Huq vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Dr Rupa Huq and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 597 shared comparable votes.

587 same votes 10 different votes 597 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
40 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
34 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
34 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

73.5%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 650
Participation
66.0%
6% below average
Rank 502 of 650
1,777
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
744
1,128 eligible divisions
971
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
402
54.0% of votes cast
806
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
342
46.0% of votes cast
15
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

74
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
105
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
74
-90.6 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
Contributions
238
+73.4 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£234,745
4% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
4
3 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

Defence
63 of 71 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API