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Simon Lightwood vs Alex Easton

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 Easton
Alex Easton
Ind North Down

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Alex Easton voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 163 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 147 different votes 163 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 33% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
17 Aye 3 No
Tax 20% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 20% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
Participation
43.7%
29% below average
Rank 629 of 649
711
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
258
590 eligible divisions
387
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
122
47.3% of votes cast
324
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
136
52.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 649
Appearances
104
+22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 649
215
+72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 649
Contributions
133
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£764,432
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£190,220
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42% above average
Latest expenses
£190,220
16% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Education
27 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill: Second Reading 25 Feb 2025
Education
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Third Reading 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API