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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 457 shared comparable votes.

456 same votes 1 different votes 457 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
21 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
45 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

66.9 %
6 % below average
Rank 488 of 650
Participation
65.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 650
1,395
2,085 eligible divisions
Total votes
685
1,051 eligible divisions
771
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
374
54.6 % of votes cast
624
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
311
45.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

42
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Appearances
84
+16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
188
+67.6 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
Contributions
264
+143.6 vs Commons average
Rank 57 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
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
140 of 161 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 52 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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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