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Simon Lightwood vs Colum Eastwood

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell
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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 384 shared comparable votes.

354 same votes 30 different votes 384 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
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 46% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 3 No
Education 82% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
37 Aye 15 No
Tax 88% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 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
53.4%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 649
711
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
885
1,658 eligible divisions
387
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
487
55.0% of votes cast
324
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
398
45.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
Appearances
22
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
215
+69.1 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
Contributions
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£764,432
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42% above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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 67 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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
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