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Simon Lightwood vs Rosie Duffield

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 Rosie Duffield
Rosie Duffield
Ind Canterbury

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Rosie Duffield voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

236 same votes 74 different votes 310 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 26 No
Migration 100% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 2 No
Trade 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 31% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 4 No
Education 45% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 3 No
Defence 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 4 No
Housing 61% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 11 No
Tax 65% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 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
58.3 %
15 % below average
Rank 591 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,199
2,057 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
660
55.0 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
539
45.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

60
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 648
209
+101.1 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 648
Contributions
19
-88.9 vs Commons average
Rank 596 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
£1,755,617
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£253,889
12 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
29 of 40 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
34 of 49 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Trade
57 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 32 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: New Clause 1 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 45 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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