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Simon Lightwood vs Sarah Champion

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 Sarah Champion
Sarah Champion
Lab Rotherham

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Sarah Champion voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 476 shared comparable votes.

476 same votes 0 different votes 476 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
42 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
42 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
42 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 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
70.5 %
3 % below average
Rank 423 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,631
2,312 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
895
54.9 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
736
45.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 648
Appearances
30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 648
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
Contributions
40
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 507 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
£2,463,004
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,263
29 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 169 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 65 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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