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Simon Lightwood vs Chris Ward

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 Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

287 same votes 0 different votes 287 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
36 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 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
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
711
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
387
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
324
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% 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
63
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
215
+69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650
Contributions
242
+96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 97 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
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
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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