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Simon Lightwood vs Jeff Smith

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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 611 shared comparable votes.

611 same votes 0 different votes 611 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 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
56 Aye 31 No
33 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
56 Aye 31 No
33 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 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
79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 209 of 649
698
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,877
2,361 eligible divisions
383
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
54.6 % of votes cast
315
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
853
45.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
Appearances
45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
244
+105.7 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Contributions
61
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 451 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#1
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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