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Sarah Coombes vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Coombes and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

325 same votes 0 different votes 325 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
33 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

80.7%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
476
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
238
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
238
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

71
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
89
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
Contributions
215
+69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£164,149
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£164,149
27% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Education
45 of 50 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 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
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API