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Debbie Abrahams vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Debbie Abrahams and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 562 shared comparable votes.

558 same votes 4 different votes 562 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
49 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
49 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
49 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

70.4%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 650
Participation
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 506 of 650
1,692
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
733
1,116 eligible divisions
917
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
394
53.8% of votes cast
775
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
339
46.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
15 years, 9 months
Since 13 Jan 2011
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

66
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
Appearances
96
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
80
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Contributions
225
+68.4 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£290,169
28% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
0
0 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

Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Transport
79 of 96 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 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: 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
draft Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022 7 Dec 2022
Aye rebel
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: 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
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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