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Lee Barron vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Lee Barron and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

308 same votes 7 different votes 315 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
40 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
40 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 11 No
Benefits 67% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
40 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
40 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 496 of 650
484
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
749
1,133 eligible divisions
227
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
405
54.1% of votes cast
257
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
344
45.9% of votes cast
7
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

48
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
Appearances
111
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
55
-112.1 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Contributions
249
+81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£218,179
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£218,179
4% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
0
0 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Housing
35 of 45 votes
Tax
103 of 122 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
41 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API