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Simon Lightwood vs Christine Jardine

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
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Photograph of Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Christine Jardine voted the same way 63% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

256 same votes 151 different votes 407 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
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 30 No
Migration 96% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 2 No
Energy 93% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 5 No
Defence 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 16% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 6 No
Transport 22% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 7 No
Benefits 33% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 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
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,374
2,057 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
759
55.2 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
615
44.8 % 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
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

60
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 648
209
+101.1 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 648
Contributions
123
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 166 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
176 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 161 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 84 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Education
59 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
No
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
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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