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Simon Lightwood vs Sir Roger Gale

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 Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 240 different votes 243 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
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
37 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
19 Aye 37 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 24 shared votes
2 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
19 Aye 37 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 24 shared votes
2 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 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
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 599 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,314
2,312 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
600
45.7 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
714
54.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
30
2.3 % of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 648
Appearances
88
+27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 648
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
Contributions
63
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 389 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
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Transport
68 of 87 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Defence
46 of 59 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Trade
63 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
draft Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022 7 Dec 2022
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API