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Linsey Farnsworth vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Linsey Farnsworth and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 1 different votes 347 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
35 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
35 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

87.5%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
516
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
265
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
251
48.6% 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, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

78
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
135
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Contributions
215
+69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£216,552
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£216,552
4% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API