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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 532 shared comparable votes.

531 same votes 1 different votes 532 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
33 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 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
33 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 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

73.0%
1% above average
Rank 354 of 650
Participation
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 650
751
1,029 eligible divisions
Total votes
733
1,117 eligible divisions
368
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
394
53.8% of votes cast
383
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
339
46.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 1 Dec 2022
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

77
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Appearances
97
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
289
+127.0 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
Contributions
230
+68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 124 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
1
1 registered category
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
12 of 12 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Migration
83 of 97 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Energy
27 of 33 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
41 of 54 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
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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