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Simon Lightwood vs Lucy Powell

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 Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Lucy Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 486 shared comparable votes.

486 same votes 0 different votes 486 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
47 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
47 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 46 shared votes
15 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
47 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 46 shared votes
15 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 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
65.8 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,312 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
860
56.5 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
662
43.5 % 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
13 years, 6 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 648
Appearances
11
-49.4 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 648
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
Contributions
490
+381.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 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
£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£249,415
10 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 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
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Education
81 of 95 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Defence
44 of 59 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
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
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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