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Simon Lightwood vs Keir Mather

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 Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Keir Mather voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 0 different votes 348 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
32 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 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
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
732 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
275
49.8 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
277
50.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 10 months
Since 20 Jul 2023

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 648
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
Contributions
249
+140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 48 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
£451,152
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,391
35 % 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
Defence
23 of 23 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Education
49 of 51 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Transport
23 of 25 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 31 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
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API