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Simon Lightwood vs Sarah Jones

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 Sarah Jones
Sarah Jones
Lab Croydon West

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Sarah Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 450 shared comparable votes.

450 same votes 0 different votes 450 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
43 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
43 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 50 shared votes
17 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
43 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 50 shared votes
17 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 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
67.7 %
6 % below average
Rank 484 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,392
2,057 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
777
55.8 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
615
44.2 % 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
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 648
Appearances
57
-3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 648
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
Contributions
311
+202.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£1,822,449
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£279,929
24 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
134 of 161 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
65 of 84 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 43 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
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
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API