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Lloyd Hatton vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Lloyd Hatton
Lloyd Hatton
Lab South Dorset
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Lloyd Hatton and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

331 same votes 0 different votes 331 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
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 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 124 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
492
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
251
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
241
49.0% 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

91
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
125
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 261 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

£180,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£180,392
20% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Tax
105 of 112 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API