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Wendy Morton vs Simon Lightwood

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

Photograph of Wendy Morton
Wendy Morton
Con Aldridge-Brownhills
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Wendy Morton and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 446 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 432 different votes 446 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
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 6 No
Transport 6% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
29 Aye 17 No
Migration 4% aligned 46 shared votes
15 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 51 No
Tax 2% aligned 66 shared votes
50 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 235 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,848
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
695
1,067 eligible divisions
882
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
55.1 % of votes cast
966
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
312
44.9 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

146
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 649
Appearances
75
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
257
+123.2 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 649
Contributions
183
+49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,630,211
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£253,374
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
5
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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Trade
85 of 89 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
61 of 66 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
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