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Simon Lightwood vs Ruth Cadbury

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 Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Ruth Cadbury voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 589 shared comparable votes.

588 same votes 1 different votes 589 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
55 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
55 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
55 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 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
75.0%
2% above average
Rank 311 of 649
711
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,781
2,376 eligible divisions
387
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
990
55.6% of votes cast
324
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
791
44.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
Appearances
65
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
215
+69.1 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
Contributions
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 435 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
£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42% above average
Latest expenses
£293,505
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
draft Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022 7 Dec 2022
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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