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Jessica Morden vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Jessica Morden
Jessica Morden
Lab Newport East
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Jessica Morden and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 632 shared comparable votes.

631 same votes 1 different votes 632 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
59 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
59 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
59 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

78.3%
6% above average
Rank 235 of 650
Participation
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 650
1,884
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
733
1,117 eligible divisions
1,041
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
394
53.8% of votes cast
843
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
339
46.2% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

68
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
Appearances
97
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
68
-94.0 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Contributions
230
+68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,752,356
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£297,501
32% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
41 of 54 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
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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