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Harpreet Uppal vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Harpreet Uppal
Harpreet Uppal
Lab Huddersfield
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Harpreet Uppal and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 0 different votes 350 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
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

90.6 %
18 % above average
Rank 16 of 649
Participation
65.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 514 of 649
519
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
698
1,070 eligible divisions
257
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
54.9 % of votes cast
262
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
315
45.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

59
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
Appearances
76
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 649
74
-61.8 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649
Contributions
184
+48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£137,037
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£137,037
39 % below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
2
1 registered category
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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