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Simon Lightwood vs Zarah Sultana

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 Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 546 shared comparable votes.

466 same votes 80 different votes 546 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
16 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 50% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
28 Aye 6 No
Housing 76% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 5 No
Trade 77% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 16 No
Transport 77% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 14 No
Defence 78% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 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
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
698
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
383
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
315
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
244
+105.7 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Contributions
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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