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Chris Bryant vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 450 shared comparable votes.

449 same votes 1 different votes 450 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 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
47 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
47 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 496 of 650
Participation
65.3 %
7 % below average
Rank 512 of 650
1,557
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
689
1,055 eligible divisions
888
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
378
54.9 % of votes cast
669
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
311
45.1 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

52
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
Appearances
83
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 650
227
+105.3 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Contributions
258
+136.3 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
5
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
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Defence
51 of 70 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 43 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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API