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Simon Lightwood vs Mr Andrew Snowden

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
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Mr Andrew Snowden
Con Fylde

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Mr Andrew Snowden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 198 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 194 different votes 198 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
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
24 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 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
71.1 %
2 % below average
Rank 413 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
526 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
152
40.6 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
222
59.4 % 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
76
+15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 648
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
Contributions
100
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 237 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
£208,014
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,014
8 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Defence
19 of 22 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 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API