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Tristan Osborne vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Tristan Osborne
Tristan Osborne
Lab Chatham and Aylesford
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Tristan Osborne and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

354 same votes 0 different votes 354 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
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

93.2 %
20 % above average
Rank 8 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 649
531
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
695
1,067 eligible divisions
272
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
55.1 % of votes cast
259
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
312
44.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

44
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 649
Appearances
75
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
53
-80.8 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 649
Contributions
183
+49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£200,007
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£200,007
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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