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Stephen Morgan vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Stephen Morgan
Stephen Morgan
Lab Portsmouth South
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Stephen Morgan and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 594 shared comparable votes.

594 same votes 0 different votes 594 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
49 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 No
32 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 No
32 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

80.4%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,706
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
921
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
785
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

25
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 649
Appearances
86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649
90
-52.2 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
Contributions
215
+72.8 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,843,494
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£285,250
26% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
5
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

Education
72 of 76 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 46 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API