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Sir Mark Tami vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Sir Mark Tami
Sir Mark Tami
Lab Alyn and Deeside
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Sir Mark Tami and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 627 shared comparable votes.

626 same votes 1 different votes 627 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
59 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
59 Aye 32 No
35 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
59 Aye 32 No
35 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

82.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 156 of 647
Participation
64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 647
1,919
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
678
1,044 eligible divisions
1,051
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
373
55.0 % of votes cast
868
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
305
45.0 % of votes cast
15
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

0
-66.2 vs Commons average
Rank 645 of 650
Appearances
84
+17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
0
-117.8 vs Commons average
Rank 644 of 650
Contributions
264
+146.2 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,953,004
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£286,200
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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

Education
90 of 95 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 30 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
draft Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022 7 Dec 2022
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 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 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API