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Simon Lightwood vs Charlie Dewhirst

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 Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Charlie Dewhirst voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 245 different votes 250 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 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 6 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
36 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
21 Aye 36 No
14 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
21 Aye 36 No
14 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 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
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 506 of 649
711
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
388
590 eligible divisions
387
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
169
43.6% of votes cast
324
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
219
56.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% 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
97
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 649
215
+69.1 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
Contributions
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 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
£184,765
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42% above average
Latest expenses
£184,765
18% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Tax
95 of 112 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 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
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
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
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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