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Darren Jones vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Darren Jones
Darren Jones
Lab Bristol North West
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Darren Jones and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 473 shared comparable votes.

468 same votes 5 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
45 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
45 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
45 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

65.6%
7% below average
Rank 509 of 650
Participation
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 650
1,411
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
733
1,117 eligible divisions
775
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
394
53.8% of votes cast
636
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
339
46.2% of votes cast
5
0.4% 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

49
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
Appearances
96
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 650
580
+421.5 vs Commons average
Rank 17 of 650
Contributions
225
+66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,991,343
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£327,479
45% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
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
75 of 82 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
167 of 189 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Migration
142 of 163 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 47 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Trade
70 of 90 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
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
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