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Simon Lightwood vs Matt Vickers

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 Matt Vickers
Matt Vickers
Con Stockton West

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Matt Vickers voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 536 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 521 different votes 536 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
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 33 No
Migration 8% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 5% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 649
Participation
78.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 649
695
1,067 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,288
1,638 eligible divisions
383
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
616
47.8 % of votes cast
312
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
672
52.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

75
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
Appearances
76
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 649
183
+48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
Contributions
101
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£764,432
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,218,799
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,321
31 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Trade
46 of 51 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
56 of 63 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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