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Simon Lightwood vs Joe Robertson

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


Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Joe Robertson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 248 different votes 254 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
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 5 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
36 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
22 Aye 36 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
22 Aye 36 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 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
74.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 337 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
391
526 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
169
43.2 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
222
56.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 648
Appearances
128
+67.6 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 648
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
Contributions
222
+113.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 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
£165,302
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£165,302
27 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Tax
93 of 108 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Education
39 of 49 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API