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Julia Lopez vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Julia Lopez and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 560 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 545 different votes 560 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 13 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
27 Aye 23 No
Migration 8% aligned 50 shared votes
19 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 7 No
Transport 5% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
29 Aye 59 No
Tax 1% aligned 88 shared votes
58 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 23 No
Housing 0% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 132 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,753
2,101 eligible divisions
Total votes
695
1,067 eligible divisions
840
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
55.1 % of votes cast
913
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
312
44.9 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

31
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Appearances
76
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
40
-94.5 vs Commons average
Rank 527 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

£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£227,011
same as average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
185 of 188 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Migration
151 of 163 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Trade
77 of 85 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Tax
251 of 287 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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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