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Sarah Jones vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Sarah Jones
Sarah Jones
Lab Croydon West
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Sarah Jones and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 469 shared comparable votes.

469 same votes 0 different votes 469 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
43 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
43 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
43 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 485 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,414
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
786
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
628
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

96
+14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Appearances
86
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
552
+409.5 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Contributions
215
+72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,822,449
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£279,929
24% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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
164 of 188 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Migration
136 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Trade
68 of 87 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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