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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 486 shared comparable votes.

486 same votes 0 different votes 486 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
15 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 46 shared votes
15 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 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
15 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 46 shared votes
15 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 647
Participation
65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 519 of 647
1,522
2,315 eligible divisions
Total votes
667
1,026 eligible divisions
860
56.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
370
55.5 % of votes cast
662
43.5 % of votes cast
No votes
297
44.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

10
-52.0 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 647
Appearances
60
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 647
435
+323.7 vs Commons average
Rank 17 of 647
Contributions
209
+97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
65 of 75 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Transport
21 of 26 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 43 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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