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Ashley Dalton vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Ashley Dalton and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 438 shared comparable votes.

433 same votes 5 different votes 438 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
39 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
39 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
39 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
9% below average
Rank 543 of 650
Participation
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 650
603
958 eligible divisions
Total votes
733
1,117 eligible divisions
281
46.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
394
53.8% of votes cast
322
53.4% of votes cast
No votes
339
46.2% of votes cast
5
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
3 years, 8 months
Since 9 Feb 2023
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

47
-45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
Appearances
96
+3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
106
-54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
225
+64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£607,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£323,917
43% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
1
1 registered category
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

NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
6 of 7 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Migration
79 of 96 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Energy
23 of 32 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 17 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
41 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API