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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 453 shared comparable votes.

453 same votes 0 different votes 453 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
17 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 50 shared votes
17 Aye 33 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
17 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 50 shared votes
17 Aye 33 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

67.7 %
5 % below average
Rank 480 of 647
Participation
65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 519 of 647
1,395
2,060 eligible divisions
Total votes
667
1,026 eligible divisions
777
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
370
55.5 % of votes cast
618
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
297
44.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

61
-1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 647
Appearances
60
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 647
333
+221.7 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 647
Contributions
209
+97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 647

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
0
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
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Migration
134 of 161 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
21 of 26 votes
Trade
65 of 84 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 43 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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