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Simon Lightwood vs Nick Timothy

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 Nick Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Nick Timothy voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 202 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 198 different votes 202 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
7 Aye 5 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
24 Aye 22 No
Tax 2% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 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
68.8 %
4 % below average
Rank 461 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
362
526 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
168
46.4 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
194
53.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % 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
91
+30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 648
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
Contributions
112
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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
£194,714
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,714
14 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Tax
85 of 108 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
17 of 22 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
46 of 61 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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
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
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
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) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API