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Matt Rodda vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Matt Rodda and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 675 shared comparable votes.

659 same votes 16 different votes 675 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
28 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 30 No
Tax 99% aligned 90 shared votes
61 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 650
Participation
66.0%
6% below average
Rank 502 of 650
1,767
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
744
1,128 eligible divisions
962
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
402
54.0% of votes cast
805
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
342
46.0% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

91
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Appearances
105
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
116
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
Contributions
238
+73.4 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,641,237
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£254,181
12% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
1
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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Housing
52 of 55 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Education
70 of 76 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 76 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API