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Alex Norris vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Alex Norris
Alex Norris
Lab Nottingham North and Kimberley
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Alex Norris and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 585 shared comparable votes.

585 same votes 0 different votes 585 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
47 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
47 Aye 19 No
35 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
47 Aye 19 No
35 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 302 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,597
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
891
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
706
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

47
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
Appearances
86
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649
450
+307.3 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 649
Contributions
215
+72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,827,073
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£301,924
33% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 73 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 46 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
159 of 188 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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