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Sarah Champion vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Sarah Champion
Sarah Champion
Lab Rotherham
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Sarah Champion and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 495 shared comparable votes.

495 same votes 0 different votes 495 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
42 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
42 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
42 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

70.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 428 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 649
1,657
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
698
1,072 eligible divisions
906
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
54.9 % of votes cast
751
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
315
45.1 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

47
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
Contributions
244
+105.7 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,463,004
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£291,263
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
4
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

Migration
144 of 171 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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