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Peter Kyle vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Peter Kyle
Peter Kyle
Lab Hove and Portslade
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Peter Kyle and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

360 same votes 0 different votes 360 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
23 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 15 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 15 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 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

62.7%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,489
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
850
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
639
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 649
Appearances
86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
230
+84.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
Contributions
215
+69.1 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,110,937
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£262,107
16% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
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
60 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Migration
122 of 171 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: 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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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