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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 605 shared comparable votes.

605 same votes 0 different votes 605 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
36 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
47 Aye 19 No
36 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

75.5%
3% above average
Rank 296 of 650
Participation
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 650
1,623
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
733
1,117 eligible divisions
903
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
394
53.8% of votes cast
720
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
339
46.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

59
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
Appearances
97
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
479
+317.0 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 650
Contributions
230
+68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650

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
1
1 registered category
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
78 of 82 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 76 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 47 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
160 of 189 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
41 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API