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Helen Morgan vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Helen Morgan
Helen Morgan
LD North Shropshire
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Helen Morgan and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 59% of the time, based on 559 shared comparable votes.

332 same votes 227 different votes 559 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
20 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
17 Aye 3 No
Energy 95% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 92% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 5 No
Transport 17% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 17% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 24% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 7 No
Defence 25% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
37 Aye 32 No
Tax 35% aligned 69 shared votes
48 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 649
918
1,209 eligible divisions
Total votes
698
1,072 eligible divisions
472
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
54.9 % of votes cast
446
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
315
45.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
4 years, 7 months
Since 16 Dec 2021
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

165
+87.0 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649
Appearances
92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
257
+118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Contributions
244
+105.6 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£902,167
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£304,868
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
10
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

Devolution / Local Government
53 of 54 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
28 of 30 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Defence
41 of 47 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Education
55 of 64 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Housing
42 of 49 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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