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Nick Smith vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 585 shared comparable votes.

584 same votes 1 different votes 585 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
53 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
53 Aye 25 No
36 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
36 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 49 shared votes
16 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
53 Aye 25 No
36 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
36 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 49 shared votes
16 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

95
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
Appearances
86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649
125
-17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 649
Contributions
215
+72.8 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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
89 of 96 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API