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Andrew Western vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 473 shared comparable votes.

473 same votes 0 different votes 473 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
32 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
364
51.1% 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
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

45
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
Appearances
86
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
298
+155.5 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649
Contributions
215
+72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
8
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

Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Education
50 of 58 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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