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Simon Lightwood vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 252 different votes 256 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
29 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 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
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 649
698
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
383
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
45.1 % of votes cast
315
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
225
54.9 % 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
70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
244
+105.7 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Contributions
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 318 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Defence
28 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#4
Tax
91 of 111 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
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