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Rebecca Harris vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Rebecca Harris
Rebecca Harris
Con Castle Point
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Rebecca Harris and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 591 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 571 different votes 591 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
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 8% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
29 Aye 24 No
Migration 8% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
15 Aye 7 No
Transport 5% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 25 No
Housing 0% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

90.1 %
17 % above average
Rank 18 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 649
2,123
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
695
1,067 eligible divisions
1,012
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
55.1 % of votes cast
1,111
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
312
44.9 % of votes cast
1
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

0
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 646 of 649
Appearances
76
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
0
-134.5 vs Commons average
Rank 645 of 649
Contributions
184
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,101,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£211,006
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
207 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Migration
165 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
218 of 230 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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