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Kate Dearden vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Kate Dearden
Kate Dearden
Lab Halifax
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

293 same votes 0 different votes 293 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
27 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

86.1%
13% above average
Rank 74 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
261
51.4% 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

82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
206
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 131 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

£175,203
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
7
2 registered categories
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 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
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API