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Esther McVey vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 376 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 367 different votes 376 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
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
25 Aye 20 No
Migration 7% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 519 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 649
1,364
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
698
1,072 eligible divisions
624
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
54.9 % of votes cast
740
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
315
45.1 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

104
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Contributions
244
+105.7 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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
62 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Financial Markets and Services Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 7 Dec 2022
Aye
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