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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 582 shared comparable votes.

582 same votes 0 different votes 582 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
27 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 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
27 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 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 523 of 648
Participation
79.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,312 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,009
54.9 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
828
45.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 648
Appearances
16
-44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 648
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
Contributions
21
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 648

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
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Work / Employment
65 of 75 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 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