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Steve Reed vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Steve Reed and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 427 shared comparable votes.

427 same votes 0 different votes 427 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
48 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
48 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
48 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

62.4 %
11 % below average
Rank 553 of 647
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 519 of 647
1,450
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
673
1,034 eligible divisions
854
58.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
372
55.3 % of votes cast
596
41.1 % of votes cast
No votes
301
44.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

40
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 647
Appearances
63
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 647
350
+237.3 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 647
Contributions
213
+100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£293,477
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 30 votes
Trade
65 of 88 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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