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Lucy Powell vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 523 shared comparable votes.

523 same votes 0 different votes 523 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
47 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
47 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
47 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

65.9%
7% below average
Rank 503 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,566
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
879
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
687
43.9% 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
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

12
-70.2 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649
Appearances
86
+3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
105
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 649
Contributions
215
+71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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

Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Defence
51 of 71 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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