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Gareth Thomas vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 523 shared comparable votes.

523 same votes 0 different votes 523 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
54 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
54 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
54 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

66.5%
6% below average
Rank 485 of 650
Participation
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 650
1,600
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
733
1,117 eligible divisions
901
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
394
53.8% of votes cast
699
43.7% 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
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

52
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
97
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
56
-106.0 vs Commons average
Rank 512 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

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
14
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

Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
41 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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