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Steve Yemm vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Steve Yemm
Steve Yemm
Lab Mansfield
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Steve Yemm and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 0 different votes 356 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
37 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

94.0 %
21 % above average
Rank 4 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 649
536
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
695
1,067 eligible divisions
276
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
55.1 % of votes cast
260
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
312
44.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

76
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
Appearances
76
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
88
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
Contributions
184
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,495
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£179,495
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
6
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Migration
13 of 13 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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