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Sarah Bool vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 252 different votes 256 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

72.2 %
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
Participation
65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 518 of 650
408
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
690
1,062 eligible divisions
174
42.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
379
54.9 % of votes cast
234
57.4 % of votes cast
No votes
311
45.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

83
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
Appearances
74
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
97
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Contributions
181
+52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
14
2 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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API