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Graham Stuart vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Graham Stuart
Graham Stuart
Con Beverley and Holderness
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Graham Stuart and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 470 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 455 different votes 470 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
5 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 6 No
Transport 8% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
26 Aye 22 No
Migration 6% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 58 No
Tax 1% aligned 84 shared votes
57 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 278 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,798
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
695
1,067 eligible divisions
845
47.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
55.1 % of votes cast
953
53.0 % of votes cast
No votes
312
44.9 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

111
+35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
Appearances
75
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
304
+170.2 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Contributions
183
+49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,872,623
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£299,689
32 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
11
6 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

Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Trade
77 of 89 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Energy
57 of 70 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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 Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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