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Ruth Cadbury vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 589 shared comparable votes.

588 same votes 1 different votes 589 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
55 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
55 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
55 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

75.0%
2% above average
Rank 311 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,781
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
990
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
791
44.4% 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
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

65
-17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 649
Appearances
86
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649
73
-69.7 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Contributions
215
+72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
3
3 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

Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
draft Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022 7 Dec 2022
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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