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Simon Lightwood vs Louise Haigh

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 Louise Haigh
Louise Haigh
Lab Sheffield Heeley

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Louise Haigh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 438 shared comparable votes.

438 same votes 0 different votes 438 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
46 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
46 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 50 shared votes
19 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
46 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 50 shared votes
19 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 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
66.0 %
7 % below average
Rank 504 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,525
2,312 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
57.8 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
644
42.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % 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
9
-51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 648
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
Contributions
11
-97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 620 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
£2,002,785
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£226,069
same as average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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
Work / Employment
64 of 75 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
48 of 59 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Transport
70 of 87 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
161 of 211 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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