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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 409 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 400 different votes 409 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
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 26 No
Migration 5% aligned 39 shared votes
24 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
13 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
Participation
67.8%
5% below average
Rank 466 of 649
711
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
387
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
749
46.5% of votes cast
324
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
862
53.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2% of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
Appearances
129
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
215
+69.1 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
Contributions
366
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649

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
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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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