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Ian Murray vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 496 shared comparable votes.

495 same votes 1 different votes 496 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
39 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
39 Aye 18 No
34 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
39 Aye 18 No
34 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 391 of 650
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 650
1,676
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
682
1,048 eligible divisions
928
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
373
54.7 % of votes cast
748
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
309
45.3 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

74
+6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 650
Appearances
84
+16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
175
+55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 650
Contributions
264
+144.1 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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
191 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Migration
150 of 169 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
draft Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022 7 Dec 2022
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
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