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Matt Bishop vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 199 shared comparable votes.

199 same votes 0 different votes 199 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
30 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 616 of 650
Participation
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 650
318
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
721
1,098 eligible divisions
149
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
393
54.5% of votes cast
169
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
328
45.5% of votes cast
1
0.3% 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

34
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
Appearances
87
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
45
-104.1 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 650
Contributions
216
+66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,583
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
6
2 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

Trade
7 of 10 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Tax
78 of 113 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
28 of 30 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 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
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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