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Simon Lightwood vs Helen Morgan

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 Helen Morgan
Helen Morgan
LD North Shropshire

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Helen Morgan voted the same way 59% of the time, based on 559 shared comparable votes.

332 same votes 227 different votes 559 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
20 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 4 No
Energy 95% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 92% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 17% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 17% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 7 No
Benefits 24% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 16 No
Defence 25% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
48 Aye 21 No
Tax 35% aligned 69 shared votes
37 Aye 32 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
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 649
698
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
918
1,209 eligible divisions
383
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
472
51.4 % of votes cast
315
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
446
48.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
4 years, 8 months
Since 16 Dec 2021

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
Appearances
167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
244
+105.7 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Contributions
259
+120.7 vs Commons average
Rank 69 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
£902,167
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£304,868
35 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
10
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
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 54 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
28 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Defence
41 of 47 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#4
Education
55 of 64 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Housing
42 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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