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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 558 shared comparable votes.

472 same votes 86 different votes 558 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

65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 649
711
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
387
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
639
51.6% of votes cast
324
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
599
48.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
Appearances
18
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
215
+69.1 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
Contributions
20
-125.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42% above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
6 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

Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
46 of 54 votes
Housing
34 of 44 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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 Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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