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John Cooper vs Simon Lightwood
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
John Cooper and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.
4 same votes
262 different votes
266 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
71.8 %
1 % below average
Participation
65.0 %
8 % below average
405
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
690
1,061 eligible divisions
169
41.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
379
54.9 % of votes cast
236
58.3 % of votes cast
No votes
311
45.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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
85
+13.1 vs Commons average
Appearances
74
+2.1 vs Commons average
105
-22.6 vs Commons average
Contributions
181
+53.4 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026
24 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API