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Rachel Reeves vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Rachel Reeves and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 255 shared comparable votes.

254 same votes 1 different votes 255 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
36 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
36 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 19 No
Migration 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
36 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 19 No
Migration 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

50.0%
23% below average
Rank 622 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,189
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
680
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
509
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

67
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Appearances
86
+1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 650
535
+387.3 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 650
Contributions
215
+67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£291,343
29% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
8
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

Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Migration
115 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Trade
56 of 91 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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