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Simon Lightwood vs Gregory Stafford

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 Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Gregory Stafford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 244 different votes 250 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
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
34 Aye 19 No
Tax 2% aligned 53 shared votes
18 Aye 35 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 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
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 649
698
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
575 eligible divisions
383
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
46.2 % of votes cast
315
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
235
53.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
143
+65.1 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
244
+105.7 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Contributions
281
+142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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
£192,386
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£192,386
15 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Tax
100 of 111 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 39 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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