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Simon Lightwood vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 564 shared comparable votes.

563 same votes 1 different votes 564 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
56 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 34 shared votes
28 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 34 shared votes
28 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 647
Participation
73.1 %
same as average
Rank 358 of 647
678
1,044 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,181
1,615 eligible divisions
373
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
53.3 % of votes cast
305
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
552
46.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

84
+17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
Appearances
64
-2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
264
+146.2 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650
Contributions
377
+259.2 vs Commons average
Rank 27 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Transport
25 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 152 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Education
57 of 68 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
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API