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Simon Lightwood vs Rupert Lowe

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 Rupert Lowe
Rupert Lowe
RB Great Yarmouth

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 127 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 125 different votes 127 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
23 Aye 11 No
Tax 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 11 No
Tax 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 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
33.1%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
711
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
195
590 eligible divisions
387
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
93
47.7% of votes cast
324
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
102
52.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.5% 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
34
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
215
+69.1 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
Contributions
43
-102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 535 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
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42% above average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
51
8 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
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Tax
55 of 112 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#4
Energy
9 of 20 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
3 of 7 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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