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Sarah Russell vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

316 same votes 0 different votes 316 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
29 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

82.4%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
486
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
247
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
239
49.2% 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

97
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
145
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 216 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

£179,204
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Education
49 of 50 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