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Simon Lightwood vs Mr Mark Francois

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 Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 383 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 375 different votes 383 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
13 Aye 25 No
Migration 5% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
39 Aye 26 No
Tax 3% aligned 65 shared votes
24 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 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
68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,576
2,312 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
731
46.4 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
845
53.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.3 % of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 648
Appearances
97
+36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 648
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
Contributions
267
+158.1 vs Commons average
Rank 46 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 88 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 59 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
draft Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022 7 Dec 2022
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
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