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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
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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 358 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 350 different votes 358 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 18 No
Migration 8% aligned 36 shared votes
15 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

65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 649
Participation
66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 500 of 649
698
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,561
2,361 eligible divisions
383
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
734
47.0 % of votes cast
315
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
827
53.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
Appearances
8
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
244
+105.7 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Contributions
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 614 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
£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
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 171 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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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Voting source Commons Votes API