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Simon Lightwood vs Dan Jarvis

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 Dan Jarvis
Dan Jarvis
Lab Barnsley North

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Dan Jarvis voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 493 shared comparable votes.

492 same votes 1 different votes 493 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
34 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
34 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
34 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

65.6%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 650
Participation
60.9%
11% below average
Rank 564 of 650
733
1,117 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,406 eligible divisions
394
53.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
833
56.8% of votes cast
339
46.2% of votes cast
No votes
633
43.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
15 years, 8 months
Since 3 Mar 2011

Debates

97
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
Appearances
86
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
230
+68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650
Contributions
958
+796.0 vs Commons average
Rank 4 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
£3,206,085
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42% above average
Latest expenses
£320,947
42% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Housing
54 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 94 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
160 of 212 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
41 of 54 votes
#5
Transport
63 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
draft Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022 7 Dec 2022
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API