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Maria Eagle vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Maria Eagle
Maria Eagle
Lab Liverpool Garston
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Maria Eagle and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 524 shared comparable votes.

523 same votes 1 different votes 524 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
42 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
42 Aye 23 No
35 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
35 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 54 shared votes
20 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
42 Aye 23 No
35 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
35 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 54 shared votes
20 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

70.0 %
3 % below average
Rank 434 of 650
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 650
1,637
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
682
1,048 eligible divisions
936
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
373
54.7 % of votes cast
701
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
309
45.3 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

16
-51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
84
+16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
90
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
Contributions
264
+144.1 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,716,749
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£273,819
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
1
1 registered category
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Migration
148 of 169 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 75 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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