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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 622 shared comparable votes.

622 same votes 0 different votes 622 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

65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 208 of 649
711
1,087 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,891
2,376 eligible divisions
387
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,028
54.4% of votes cast
324
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
863
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
Appearances
55
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
215
+69.1 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
Contributions
71
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649

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
1
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Housing
34 of 44 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API