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Samantha Dixon vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Samantha Dixon and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 496 shared comparable votes.

495 same votes 1 different votes 496 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
39 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
39 Aye 29 No
32 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
39 Aye 29 No
32 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

73.1 %
same as average
Rank 361 of 650
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 650
702
960 eligible divisions
Total votes
682
1,048 eligible divisions
343
48.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
373
54.7 % of votes cast
359
51.1 % of votes cast
No votes
309
45.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 1 Dec 2022
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

54
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
Appearances
84
+16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
184
+64.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 650
Contributions
264
+144.1 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£667,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£311,379
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 30 votes
Migration
81 of 95 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Trade
17 of 20 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 43 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API