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Max Wilkinson vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Max Wilkinson
Max Wilkinson
LD Cheltenham
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Max Wilkinson and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 255 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 200 different votes 255 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
5 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 5 No
Housing 58% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 28 No
Tax 6% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 7% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 5 No
Defence 14% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 462 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 649
391
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
698
1,072 eligible divisions
217
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
54.9 % of votes cast
174
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
315
45.1 % of votes cast
3
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

111
+33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 649
Appearances
92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
136
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 649
Contributions
244
+105.5 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£196,958
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£196,958
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
4
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Tax
86 of 111 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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