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Steve Witherden vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Steve Witherden and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

334 same votes 2 different votes 336 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
36 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
36 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 3 No
Benefits 78% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
36 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
36 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

80.3%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
Participation
66.0%
6% below average
Rank 502 of 650
507
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
744
1,128 eligible divisions
261
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
402
54.0% of votes cast
246
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
342
46.0% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
Appearances
105
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
81
-83.6 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
Contributions
238
+73.4 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£141,271
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£141,271
38% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API