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Al Carns vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 219 shared comparable votes.

219 same votes 0 different votes 219 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
26 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

53.3%
19% below average
Rank 613 of 650
Participation
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 510 of 650
317
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
716
1,092 eligible divisions
149
47.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
389
54.3% of votes cast
168
53.0% of votes cast
No votes
327
45.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

82
-2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 650
Appearances
86
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
283
+135.6 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
Contributions
215
+67.6 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
7
4 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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
28 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Housing
21 of 32 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Defence
22 of 34 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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