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Simon Lightwood vs Freddie van Mierlo

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 Freddie van Mierlo
Freddie van Mierlo
LD Henley and Thame

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Freddie van Mierlo voted the same way 32% of the time, based on 146 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 100 different votes 146 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 1 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Housing 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Transport 29% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 5 No
Education 7% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 7 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 8 No
Tax 17% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 4 No
Defence 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 649
Participation
40.9 %
32 % below average
Rank 635 of 649
698
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
235
575 eligible divisions
383
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
127
54.0 % of votes cast
315
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
108
46.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
Appearances
81
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
244
+105.5 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 649
Contributions
103
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 304 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
£177,310
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£177,310
22 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#4
Energy
10 of 20 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
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