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Simon Lightwood vs Chris Law

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 Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Chris Law voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

211 same votes 59 different votes 270 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
15 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Trade 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 44% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 47% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
36 Aye 11 No
Tax 49% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
2 Aye 1 No
Transport 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 523 of 648
Participation
52.5 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,214
2,312 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
671
55.3 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
543
44.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 648
Appearances
56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 648
209
+101.1 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 648
Contributions
66
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£764,432
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 49 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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