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Mark Ferguson vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 301 shared comparable votes.

300 same votes 1 different votes 301 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 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

89.3%
17% above average
Rank 24 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
527
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
279
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
248
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

9
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
25
-120.7 vs Commons average
Rank 595 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

£191,951
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
6
3 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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API