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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 269 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 266 different votes 269 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
14 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 25 shared votes
2 Aye 23 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
14 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 25 shared votes
2 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 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
57.1 %
16 % below average
Rank 595 of 649
698
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,347
2,361 eligible divisions
383
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
620
46.0 % of votes cast
315
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
727
54.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
Appearances
112
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
244
+105.7 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 307 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
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
66 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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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