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Simon Lightwood vs Miatta Fahnbulleh

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 Miatta Fahnbulleh
Miatta Fahnbulleh
Lab Peckham

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Miatta Fahnbulleh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

308 same votes 2 different votes 310 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
20 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
6% below average
Rank 502 of 650
Participation
68.5%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 650
744
1,128 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
631 eligible divisions
402
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
47.9% of votes cast
342
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
225
52.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
Appearances
44
-50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650
238
+73.4 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650
Contributions
153
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£764,432
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£210,682
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42% above average
Latest expenses
£210,682
7% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
34 of 44 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
41 of 54 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API