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George Freeman vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of George Freeman
George Freeman
Con Mid Norfolk
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

George Freeman and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 460 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 445 different votes 460 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
27 Aye 21 No
Migration 6% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 52 No
Tax 1% aligned 73 shared votes
51 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
2 Aye 18 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 20 shared votes
18 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,730
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
695
1,067 eligible divisions
843
48.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
55.1 % of votes cast
887
51.3 % of votes cast
No votes
312
44.9 % of votes cast
27
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

11
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 649
Appearances
75
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
20
-113.8 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
Contributions
183
+49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,886,193
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£287,402
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
17
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
185 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Energy
54 of 70 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
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