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Elaine Stewart vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Elaine Stewart and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

236 same votes 1 different votes 237 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
31 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 91% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
31 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

61.5%
11% below average
Rank 564 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
363
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
160
44.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
203
55.9% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

26
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650
Appearances
86
+1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 650
36
-111.7 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
Contributions
215
+67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£207,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£207,074
8% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
5
3 registered categories
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

Energy
16 of 20 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Housing
25 of 32 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Tax
81 of 112 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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