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Simon Lightwood vs Yvette Cooper

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 Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

363 same votes 0 different votes 363 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 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 54 shared votes
20 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 54 shared votes
20 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 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
63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 540 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,467
2,312 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
847
57.7 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
620
42.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 648
Appearances
44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 648
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
Contributions
759
+650.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 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
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Energy
51 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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 Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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