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James McMurdock vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 149 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 145 different votes 149 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 5% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
32 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
32 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

41.7 %
31 % below average
Rank 633 of 650
Participation
65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 518 of 650
235
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
689
1,060 eligible divisions
114
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
378
54.9 % of votes cast
121
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
311
45.1 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

17
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 650
Appearances
73
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
22
-103.8 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Contributions
180
+54.2 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£171,670
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
2
2 registered categories
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

Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Tax
71 of 111 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API