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Melanie Onn vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Melanie Onn
Melanie Onn
Lab Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Melanie Onn and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

282 same votes 0 different votes 282 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
32 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

73.9%
1% above average
Rank 335 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
436
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
214
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
222
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

91
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
114
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
Contributions
215
+69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,014,663
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£201,216
11% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Tax
94 of 112 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 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API