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Simon Lightwood vs Alex Norris

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 Norris
Alex Norris
Lab Nottingham North and Kimberley

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Alex Norris voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 572 shared comparable votes.

572 same votes 0 different votes 572 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
47 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
47 Aye 19 No
35 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
47 Aye 19 No
35 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 649
Participation
75.2 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 649
698
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,583
2,106 eligible divisions
383
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
887
56.0 % of votes cast
315
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
696
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
Appearances
48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
244
+105.7 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Contributions
417
+278.7 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£764,432
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,827,073
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,924
34 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
144 of 163 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 73 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 46 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
159 of 188 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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