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Simon Lightwood vs Jo Stevens

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 Jo Stevens
Jo Stevens
Lab Cardiff East

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Jo Stevens voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 524 shared comparable votes.

524 same votes 0 different votes 524 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
50 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
50 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 54 shared votes
20 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
50 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 54 shared votes
20 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 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 523 of 648
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,712
2,312 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
945
55.2 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
767
44.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
7
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
28
-32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 648
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
Contributions
143
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 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
£1,912,752
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£253,083
12 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Defence
49 of 59 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 88 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
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API