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Simon Lightwood vs Aphra Brandreth

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

Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell
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Photograph of Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 230 different votes 249 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 6 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
Participation
64.9%
8% below average
Rank 520 of 649
711
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
383
590 eligible divisions
387
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
47.3% of votes cast
324
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
202
52.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.9% of votes cast
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
Appearances
83
+0.8 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
215
+71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 649
Contributions
94
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£764,432
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42% above average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
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