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Simon Lightwood vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 562 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 546 different votes 562 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
9 Aye 6 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 8% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 5% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
54 Aye 27 No
Tax 1% aligned 81 shared votes
26 Aye 55 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 29 No
Migration 0% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 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 513 of 649
Participation
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 100 of 649
695
1,067 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,782
2,101 eligible divisions
383
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
879
49.3 % of votes cast
312
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
903
50.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

76
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
Appearances
17
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 649
184
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
Contributions
23
-111.5 vs Commons average
Rank 586 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 85 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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