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Karin Smyth vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South
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Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 525 shared comparable votes.

524 same votes 1 different votes 525 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
49 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
49 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
49 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

72.4 %
same as average
Rank 376 of 650
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 650
1,692
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
682
1,048 eligible divisions
945
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
373
54.7 % of votes cast
747
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
309
45.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

94
+26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Appearances
84
+16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
291
+171.1 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Contributions
264
+144.1 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % 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
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Transport
75 of 91 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 43 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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API