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Stephen Kinnock vs Simon Lightwood

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Stephen Kinnock and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 607 shared comparable votes.

606 same votes 1 different votes 607 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
51 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
51 Aye 26 No
33 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
51 Aye 26 No
33 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
3% above average
Rank 308 of 650
Participation
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 650
1,803
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
733
1,117 eligible divisions
1,016
56.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
394
53.8% of votes cast
787
43.6% of votes cast
No votes
339
46.2% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

106
+13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Appearances
97
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
398
+236.0 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
Contributions
230
+68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£312,875
38% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
41 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
draft Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022 7 Dec 2022
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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