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Emma Foody vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Emma Foody and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 1 different votes 314 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
35 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

84.2%
12% above average
Rank 111 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
497
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
243
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
254
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% 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

38
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
46
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 525 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

£188,107
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£188,107
17% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
2
1 registered category
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API