Simon Lightwood

Simon Lightwood

Constituency: Wakefield and Rothwell

Party: Labour (Co-op)

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Synopsis

Simon Lightwood is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Wakefield and Rothwell, and has been an MP continually since 23 June 2022. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport).

Voting attendance record for Simon Lightwood

LAST 10 DIVISIONS

Opposition Day Motion: Defence

Foreign Affairs & Defence

24 Mar 2026

✗ No

Opposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas

Energy & Utilities Environment & Climate

24 Mar 2026

✗ No

Opposition day motion: student loans

Education & Skills Welfare & Benefits

18 Mar 2026

✗ No

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5

Economy & Finance Parliamentary Procedure

11 Mar 2026

✗ No

Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading

Economy & Finance Parliamentary Procedure

11 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11

Economy & Finance Parliamentary Procedure

11 Mar 2026

✗ No

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6

Economy & Finance Parliamentary Procedure

11 Mar 2026

✗ No

Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading

Justice & Law Parliamentary Procedure

10 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading

Justice & Law Parliamentary Procedure

10 Mar 2026

✗ No

Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms

Digital & AI Child Welfare & Safeguarding

24 Feb 2026

✗ No

VOTES BY CATEGORY

Employment & Workers Rights 51
Justice & Law 38
Parliamentary Procedure 38
Trade & Industry 23
Taxation 20
Education & Skills 19
Local Government 17
Welfare & Benefits 17
Housing & Planning 17
Economy & Finance 14
Other / Procedural 13
Child Welfare & Safeguarding 13
Foreign Affairs & Defence 12
Mental Health 9
Environment & Climate 8
Energy & Utilities 8
Transport 7
Immigration & Asylum 7
Sport 7
Devolution 6
Digital & AI 6
Drug & Alcohol Policy 5
Policing & Crime 4
Freedom of Information & Transparency 4
Small Business 3
Science & Technology 2
Pensions 2
Media & Culture 1
Equalities & Discrimination 1
Food & Agriculture 1

LEAST POPULAR DIVISIONS VOTED IN

Low-participation divisions where Simon Lightwood voted

Motion to sit in private

Other / Procedural

07 Mar 2025

✗ No

43 MPs voted

Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill Report: Amendment 1

Justice & Law Sport

11 Jul 2025

✗ No

46 MPs voted

Motion to sit in private

Other / Procedural

11 Jul 2025

✗ No

59 MPs voted

Motion to adjourn debate

Other / Procedural

24 Jan 2025

✓ Aye

63 MPs voted

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill: Second Reading

Education & Skills Employment & Workers Rights

25 Feb 2025

✓ Aye

175 MPs voted

MOST POPULAR DIVISIONS NOT VOTED IN

High-participation divisions where Simon Lightwood did not vote

Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading

03 Feb 2026 561 MPs voted

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25

13 Jan 2026 536 MPs voted

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5

20 Jan 2026 533 MPs voted

Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading

16 Dec 2025 531 MPs voted

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6

20 Jan 2026 528 MPs voted