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Sir John Hayes vs Simon Lightwood

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 546 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 532 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
6 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 11 No
Benefits 8% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 7 No
Transport 5% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 21 No
Migration 2% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 56 No
Tax 1% aligned 80 shared votes
55 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 26 No
Housing 0% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 160 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,930
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
695
1,067 eligible divisions
912
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
55.1 % of votes cast
1,018
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
312
44.9 % of votes cast
25
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

113
+37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
Appearances
76
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
235
+100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649
Contributions
184
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£280,368
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Trade
76 of 89 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
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
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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