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Matthew Patrick vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 9 different votes 349 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
44 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
44 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
44 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

81.9%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 496 of 650
521
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
749
1,133 eligible divisions
254
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
405
54.1% of votes cast
267
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
344
45.9% of votes cast
9
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

44
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650
Appearances
114
+17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
113
-56.2 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
253
+83.8 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% 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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Housing
35 of 45 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API