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Simon Lightwood vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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 Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 294 different votes 324 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
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 27 No
Migration 7% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 19 No
Tax 3% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 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
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
711
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
387
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
324
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

86
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649
Appearances
62
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
215
+72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 649
Contributions
72
-70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 430 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42% above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
181 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API