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Simon Lightwood vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 557 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 538 different votes 557 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
4 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 31 No
Migration 8% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 8% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 6% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 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
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
711
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
387
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
324
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

86
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
Appearances
82
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
215
+71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 308 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42% above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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