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Simon Lightwood vs Siân Berry

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 Siân Berry
Siân Berry
Green Brighton Pavilion

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Siân Berry voted the same way 63% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

196 same votes 114 different votes 310 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 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 89% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
35 Aye 19 No
Tax 80% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 14 shared votes
2 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 33% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 45% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 61% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 220 of 649
698
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
575 eligible divisions
383
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
250
54.9 % of votes cast
315
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
205
45.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650
244
+105.7 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Contributions
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£764,432
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£220,854
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£220,854
2 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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