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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 506 shared comparable votes.

506 same votes 0 different votes 506 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
22 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 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
22 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 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

66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

43
-39.2 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
Appearances
86
+3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
48
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 649
Contributions
215
+71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 649

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
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 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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