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Simon Lightwood vs Stuart Anderson

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 Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 496 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 479 different votes 496 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
9 Aye 5 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 9% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 29 No
Migration 6% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 11 No
Transport 6% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
21 Aye 45 No
29 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 32 shared votes
6 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 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 513 of 649
Participation
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 649
695
1,067 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,249
1,638 eligible divisions
383
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
603
48.3 % of votes cast
312
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
646
51.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

75
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
Appearances
65
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
183
+49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
Contributions
114
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 244 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
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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
63 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Trade
44 of 51 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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