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Simon Lightwood vs Becky Gittins

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 Becky Gittins
Becky Gittins
Lab Clwyd East

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Becky Gittins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 0 different votes 339 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
27 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 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
85.1%
12% above average
Rank 92 of 649
711
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
502
590 eligible divisions
387
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
50.4% of votes cast
324
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
249
49.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
Appearances
24
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 650
215
+69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650
Contributions
29
-116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 585 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
£187,132
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42% above average
Latest expenses
£187,132
17% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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