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Simon Lightwood vs Peter Kyle

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 Peter Kyle
Peter Kyle
Lab Hove and Portslade

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Peter Kyle voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

345 same votes 0 different votes 345 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
23 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 15 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 15 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 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
63.4 %
10 % below average
Rank 541 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,312 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
57.1 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
629
42.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % 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
22
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 648
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
Contributions
123
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 165 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
£2,110,937
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£262,107
16 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 88 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
122 of 169 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
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
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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