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Simon Lightwood vs Ben Maguire

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
vs
Photograph of Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Ben Maguire voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 229 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 178 different votes 229 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 4 No
Housing 33% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 5% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 16 No
Tax 13% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 649
Participation
60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 568 of 649
698
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
350
575 eligible divisions
383
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
54.0 % of votes cast
315
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
161
46.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
Appearances
96
+18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 649
244
+105.5 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 649
Contributions
109
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 278 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
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
27 of 29 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
27 of 34 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
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