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Simon Lightwood vs Sarah Gibson

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 Gibson
Sarah Gibson
LD Chippenham

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Sarah Gibson voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 240 shared comparable votes.

53 same votes 187 different votes 240 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
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 1 No
Housing 56% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
1 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 11 No
Education 5% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 649
Participation
62.6 %
10 % below average
Rank 550 of 649
698
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
575 eligible divisions
383
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
190
52.8 % of votes cast
315
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
170
47.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
Appearances
25
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
244
+105.5 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 649
Contributions
31
-107.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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
£230,135
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£230,135
2 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
45 of 62 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 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
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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