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Jo Stevens vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Jo Stevens
Jo Stevens
Lab Cardiff East
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Jo Stevens and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 524 shared comparable votes.

524 same votes 0 different votes 524 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
50 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
50 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 54 shared votes
20 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
50 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 54 shared votes
20 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 648
Participation
64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 523 of 648
1,712
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
664
1,023 eligible divisions
945
55.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
370
55.7 % of votes cast
767
44.8 % of votes cast
No votes
294
44.3 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

28
-32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 648
Appearances
60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 648
143
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 648
Contributions
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,912,752
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£253,083
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
190 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#3
Transport
21 of 26 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API