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Simon Lightwood vs Bradley Thomas

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 Bradley Thomas
Bradley Thomas
Con Bromsgrove

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Bradley Thomas voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 306 different votes 311 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 6 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
36 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
22 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
22 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 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
81.0%
8% above average
Rank 182 of 649
711
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
478
590 eligible divisions
387
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
46.0% of votes cast
324
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
258
54.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
Appearances
172
+88.3 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 649
215
+69.1 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
Contributions
261
+115.1 vs Commons average
Rank 82 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
£215,617
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42% above average
Latest expenses
£215,617
5% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
38 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#4
Tax
100 of 112 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API