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Grahame Morris vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Grahame Morris
Grahame Morris
Lab Easington
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Grahame Morris and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 675 shared comparable votes.

654 same votes 21 different votes 675 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
63 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
63 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 35 shared votes
29 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 74% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 97% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
63 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
63 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

75.7%
3% above average
Rank 291 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 496 of 650
1,833
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
749
1,133 eligible divisions
989
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
405
54.1% of votes cast
844
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
344
45.9% of votes cast
34
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

30
-65.6 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650
Appearances
111
+15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
45
-121.4 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
Contributions
249
+82.6 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,919,746
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£302,235
34% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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

Defence
66 of 71 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#4
Housing
35 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
41 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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