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Rebecca Paul vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Rebecca Paul and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 244 different votes 249 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
2 Aye 10 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 26 No
Tax 3% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

78.9 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 516 of 649
448
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
693
1,065 eligible divisions
199
44.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
382
55.1 % of votes cast
249
55.6 % of votes cast
No votes
311
44.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

91
+17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 649
Appearances
76
+2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 649
137
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
183
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£124,847
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£124,847
45 % below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API