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Simon Lightwood vs Olivia Bailey

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Olivia Bailey voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

334 same votes 10 different votes 344 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
37 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
37 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
37 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

66.1%
6% below average
Rank 496 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 326 of 650
749
1,133 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
636 eligible divisions
405
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
235
49.8% of votes cast
344
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
237
50.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1% of votes cast
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

114
+17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
Appearances
82
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
253
+83.8 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
Contributions
219
+49.8 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£764,432
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£210,175
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42% above average
Latest expenses
£210,175
7% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Housing
35 of 45 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API