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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 237 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 232 different votes 237 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 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 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
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
4 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 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

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
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 446 of 649
711
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
408
590 eligible divisions
387
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
48.0% of votes cast
324
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
212
52.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
Appearances
84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
215
+69.1 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
Contributions
122
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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
£199,214
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42% above average
Latest expenses
£199,214
12% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
22
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#4
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 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: 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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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