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Simon Lightwood vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 402 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 0 different votes 402 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
44 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
44 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 37 shared votes
9 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
44 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 37 shared votes
9 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 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
79.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
695 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
289
52.4 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
263
47.6 % 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
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 648
Appearances
54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 648
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
Contributions
63
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 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
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 25 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 8 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Energy
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
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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Voting source Commons Votes API