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James Cartlidge vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk
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Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 539 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 521 different votes 539 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 9 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 8% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
26 Aye 22 No
Migration 6% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 26 No
Housing 0% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 69 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 649
2,036
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
695
1,067 eligible divisions
972
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
55.1 % of votes cast
1,064
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
312
44.9 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

70
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 649
Appearances
76
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
168
+33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 649
Contributions
184
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Housing
61 of 66 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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
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