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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 282 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 277 different votes 282 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 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

72.2%
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

98
+15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 649
Appearances
86
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
Contributions
215
+71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649

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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API