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Simon Lightwood vs Andrew Western

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 Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 439 shared comparable votes.

439 same votes 0 different votes 439 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
32 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 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
74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
677
909 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
335
49.5 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
342
50.5 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 648
Appearances
48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
Contributions
243
+134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Benefits
31 of 35 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
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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