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Alex Davies-Jones vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Alex Davies-Jones
Alex Davies-Jones
Lab Pontypridd
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Alex Davies-Jones and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,049 shared comparable votes.

1,035 same votes 14 different votes 1,049 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
88 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
88 Aye 45 No
35 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
35 Aye 97 No
30 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 20 No
Benefits 85% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 97% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
50 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 118 shared votes
49 Aye 69 No
88 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
88 Aye 45 No
35 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
35 Aye 97 No

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

Voting record

71.0%
1% below average
Rank 401 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,198
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,840
2,405 eligible divisions
612
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
55.2% of votes cast
586
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

69
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
Appearances
96
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
291
+136.4 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 650
Contributions
119
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,333,464
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£314,112
39% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Democracy / Parliament
37 of 41 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 178 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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