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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 449 shared comparable votes.

449 same votes 0 different votes 449 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
20 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 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
20 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 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

62.1%
10% below average
Rank 555 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,476
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
863
58.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
613
41.5% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

50
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 649
Appearances
86
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
428
+284.5 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 649
Contributions
215
+71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649

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
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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
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