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Nick Smith vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 554 shared comparable votes.

553 same votes 1 different votes 554 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
53 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
53 Aye 25 No
36 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
36 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 47 shared votes
15 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
53 Aye 25 No
36 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
36 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 47 shared votes
15 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 647
Participation
64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 647
1,740
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
678
1,044 eligible divisions
998
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
373
55.0 % of votes cast
742
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
305
45.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

65
-1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
Appearances
84
+17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
96
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Contributions
264
+146.2 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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

Education
88 of 95 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 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
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
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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