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Dr Scott Arthur vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

338 same votes 12 different votes 350 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
39 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

83.2%
11% above average
Rank 132 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 496 of 650
529
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
749
1,133 eligible divisions
260
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
405
54.1% of votes cast
269
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
344
45.9% of votes cast
12
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

205
+108.0 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Appearances
114
+17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
343
+173.8 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650
Contributions
253
+83.8 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£173,383
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
#4
Housing
35 of 45 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

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