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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 561 shared comparable votes.

561 same votes 0 different votes 561 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
16 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 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
16 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 197 of 648
Participation
64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 523 of 648
1,665
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
664
1,023 eligible divisions
911
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
370
55.7 % of votes cast
754
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
294
44.3 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

21
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 648
Appearances
60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 648
143
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 648
Contributions
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648

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
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

Defence
57 of 59 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Education
72 of 75 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
21 of 26 votes
Housing
48 of 54 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 43 votes
#5
Housing
34 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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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