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Rachel Taylor vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Rachel Taylor and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

305 same votes 0 different votes 305 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
34 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.2%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
467
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
228
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
239
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

124
+40.4 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
184
+38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Contributions
215
+69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£240,723
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£240,723
6% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API