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Sarah Dyke vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Sarah Dyke
Sarah Dyke
LD Glastonbury and Somerton
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Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Sarah Dyke and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 46% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

155 same votes 185 different votes 340 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
8 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 1 No
Energy 92% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 22 No
Migration 87% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 12% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 2 No
Transport 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 25 No
Tax 18% aligned 44 shared votes
33 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 22% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 545 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 649
490
781 eligible divisions
Total votes
698
1,072 eligible divisions
233
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
54.9 % of votes cast
257
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
315
45.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

141
+63.4 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 649
Appearances
92
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
165
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 649
Contributions
244
+106.1 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£472,827
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£292,538
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
5
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

Devolution / Local Government
42 of 44 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Trade
12 of 15 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 5 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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