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Kerry McCarthy vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 617 shared comparable votes.

615 same votes 2 different votes 617 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
57 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
57 Aye 30 No
33 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
57 Aye 30 No
33 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

78.9 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 647
Participation
64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 647
1,840
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
678
1,044 eligible divisions
1,035
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
373
55.0 % of votes cast
805
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
305
45.0 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

53
-13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
84
+17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
72
-45.8 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
Contributions
264
+146.2 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
7
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Defence
58 of 64 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Education
83 of 95 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API