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Sarah Sackman vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Sarah Sackman
Sarah Sackman
Lab Finchley and Golders Green
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Sarah Sackman and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

287 same votes 0 different votes 287 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
28 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

69.5%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
410
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
214
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
196
47.8% 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

67
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
368
+222.3 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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

£206,246
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£206,246
9% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
16
5 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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