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Ellie Reeves vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Ellie Reeves
Ellie Reeves
Lab Lewisham West and East Dulwich
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Ellie Reeves and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 499 shared comparable votes.

498 same votes 1 different votes 499 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 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
45 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
45 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

67.2%
5% below average
Rank 470 of 650
Participation
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 650
1,445
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
733
1,117 eligible divisions
797
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
394
53.8% of votes cast
648
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
339
46.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% 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

76
-17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
Appearances
97
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
308
+146.0 vs Commons average
Rank 72 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

£1,716,212
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£244,057
8% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
3
2 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

Migration
142 of 163 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 44 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API