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Simon Lightwood vs Alex Davies-Jones

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

Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell
vs
Photograph of Alex Davies-Jones
Alex Davies-Jones
Lab Pontypridd

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Alex Davies-Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 492 shared comparable votes.

492 same votes 0 different votes 492 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
48 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
48 Aye 19 No
33 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
13 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
48 Aye 19 No
33 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
13 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 523 of 648
Participation
72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 385 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,149
1,594 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
597
52.0 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
552
48.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 648
Appearances
54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 648
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
Contributions
300
+191.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£764,432
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,333,464
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£314,112
39 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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

Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#1
Migration
136 of 152 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 37 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
43 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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