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Simon Lightwood vs John Cooper

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 John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and John Cooper voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 272 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 268 different votes 272 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 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 6 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
32 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
22 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
22 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 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
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 377 of 649
698
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
575 eligible divisions
383
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
41.8 % of votes cast
315
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
241
58.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
Appearances
102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
244
+105.7 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Contributions
122
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 228 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
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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