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Simon Lightwood vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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 Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 65% of the time, based on 412 shared comparable votes.

269 same votes 143 different votes 412 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
17 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 3 No
Energy 93% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 15% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 5 No
Transport 25% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
43 Aye 16 No
Tax 37% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
2 Aye 3 No
Benefits 40% 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

64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 523 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % 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
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

60
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
209
+101.1 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 648
Contributions
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 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
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
191 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
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 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
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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