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Kim Leadbeater vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Kim Leadbeater and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 624 shared comparable votes.

623 same votes 1 different votes 624 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
59 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
59 Aye 33 No
34 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 27 No
Migration 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
59 Aye 33 No
34 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 27 No
Migration 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 155 of 647
Participation
64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 647
1,069
1,297 eligible divisions
Total votes
678
1,044 eligible divisions
556
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
373
55.0 % of votes cast
513
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
305
45.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
4 years, 11 months
Since 1 Jul 2021
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

5
-61.2 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650
Appearances
84
+17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
14
-103.8 vs Commons average
Rank 611 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

£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£309,696
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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

Education
62 of 64 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Crime / Justice
129 of 141 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
27 of 30 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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API