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Josh MacAlister vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Josh MacAlister and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

325 same votes 0 different votes 325 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
36 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

82.0%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
484
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
243
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
241
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

88
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
231
+85.3 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 650
Contributions
215
+69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£223,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£223,568
1% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API