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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 465 shared comparable votes.

465 same votes 0 different votes 465 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 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
54 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 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 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
54 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 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

66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 648
Participation
64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 523 of 648
1,531
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
664
1,023 eligible divisions
879
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
370
55.7 % of votes cast
652
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
294
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 648
Appearances
60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 648
130
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 648
Contributions
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648

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
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Transport
21 of 26 votes
Trade
66 of 88 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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