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Catherine West vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 551 shared comparable votes.

550 same votes 1 different votes 551 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
36 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
36 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
36 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

73.8%
1% above average
Rank 333 of 650
Participation
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 650
1,776
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
733
1,117 eligible divisions
959
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
394
53.8% of votes cast
817
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
339
46.2% of votes cast
8
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

55
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 650
Appearances
97
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
66
-96.0 vs Commons average
Rank 487 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

£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Education
86 of 96 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
41 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
draft Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022 7 Dec 2022
Aye rebel
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API