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Simon Lightwood vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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
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Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 544 shared comparable votes.

13 same votes 531 different votes 544 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
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 5% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
55 Aye 24 No
Tax 3% aligned 79 shared votes
22 Aye 57 No
20 Aye 31 No
Migration 2% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 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 515 of 649
Participation
81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 649
698
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
383
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
882
45.8 % of votes cast
315
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
244
+105.7 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Contributions
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
208 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Transport
26 of 34 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
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