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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 476 shared comparable votes.

476 same votes 0 different votes 476 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
21 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 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
21 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 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

70.5 %
3 % below average
Rank 423 of 648
Participation
64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 523 of 648
1,631
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
664
1,023 eligible divisions
895
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
370
55.7 % of votes cast
736
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
294
44.3 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 648
Appearances
60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 648
40
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 648
Contributions
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648

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
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Migration
142 of 169 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#3
Transport
21 of 26 votes
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 65 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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