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Priti Patel vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 346 different votes 355 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
25 Aye 11 No
Migration 11% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 3 No
Transport 8% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 40 No
Tax 2% aligned 57 shared votes
39 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 22 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
22 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 649
1,458
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
698
1,072 eligible divisions
663
45.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
54.9 % of votes cast
795
54.5 % of votes cast
No votes
315
45.1 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

68
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649
Appearances
77
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 649
96
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Contributions
185
+47.4 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
12
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

Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Tax
217 of 321 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
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