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Simon Lightwood vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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 Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 266 different votes 270 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 5 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
28 Aye 22 No
Tax 2% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 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
74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 649
698
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
575 eligible divisions
383
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
46.4 % of votes cast
315
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
229
53.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
Appearances
198
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
244
+105.7 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Contributions
266
+127.7 vs Commons average
Rank 63 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
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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

Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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