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James Naish vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

James Naish and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

294 same votes 9 different votes 303 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
31 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 496 of 650
454
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
749
1,133 eligible divisions
217
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
405
54.1% of votes cast
237
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
344
45.9% of votes cast
9
2.0% 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

203
+106.0 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Appearances
114
+17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
263
+93.8 vs Commons average
Rank 109 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

£186,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£186,058
18% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
16
7 registered categories
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
35 of 45 votes
Housing
31 of 33 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API