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Nick Timothy vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Nick Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Nick Timothy and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 224 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 220 different votes 224 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
3 Aye 9 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 25 No
Tax 2% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 451 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 516 of 649
392
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
693
1,065 eligible divisions
187
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
382
55.1 % of votes cast
205
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
311
44.9 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

83
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
Appearances
76
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
110
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649
Contributions
184
+51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£194,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£194,714
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
18
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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

Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Tax
87 of 111 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API