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Katie Lam vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 228 different votes 233 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
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 10 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 33 No
Tax 2% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 452 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 516 of 649
392
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
693
1,065 eligible divisions
189
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
382
55.1 % of votes cast
203
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
311
44.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

90
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 649
Appearances
76
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
105
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649
Contributions
184
+51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£223,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
8
4 registered categories
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

Tax
102 of 111 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
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
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