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Simon Lightwood vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 335 different votes 343 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
18 Aye 17 No
Migration 9% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
41 Aye 14 No
Tax 2% aligned 55 shared votes
13 Aye 42 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 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
66.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 497 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,542
2,312 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
718
46.6 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
824
53.4 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 648
Appearances
4
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 648
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
Contributions
9
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 88 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Defence
43 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
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