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Jon Trickett vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Jon Trickett
Jon Trickett
Lab Normanton and Hemsworth
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Jon Trickett and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 587 shared comparable votes.

572 same votes 15 different votes 587 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
52 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
52 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 9 No
Benefits 67% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
31 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
52 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
52 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

65.5%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 496 of 650
1,586
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
749
1,133 eligible divisions
892
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
405
54.1% of votes cast
694
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
344
45.9% of votes cast
18
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
30 years, 9 months
Since 1 Feb 1996
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

41
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
Appearances
114
+18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
45
-121.4 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
Contributions
253
+86.6 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,892,928
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£272,604
21% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Defence
64 of 71 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 80 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 82 votes
#4
Housing
35 of 45 votes
Transport
71 of 98 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
41 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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