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Joy Morrissey vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Joy Morrissey
Joy Morrissey
Con Beaconsfield
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Joy Morrissey and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 495 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 478 different votes 495 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
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 23 No
Migration 7% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 50 No
Tax 3% aligned 78 shared votes
48 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 16 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 15 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

80.9%
8% above average
Rank 183 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,341
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
661
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
680
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
3
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

70
-12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649
Appearances
86
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
99
-44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 649
Contributions
215
+71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,341,892
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£297,942
32% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Trade
51 of 53 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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