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Simon Lightwood vs Chris Kane

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


Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Chris Kane voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

294 same votes 0 different votes 294 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
36 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 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
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 295 of 649
711
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
590 eligible divisions
387
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
221
49.4% of votes cast
324
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
226
50.6% 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
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
Appearances
62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
215
+69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650
Contributions
81
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£764,432
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£221,638
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42% above average
Latest expenses
£221,638
2% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#4
Tax
99 of 112 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Education
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API