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Alex Easton vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Alex Easton
Alex Easton
Ind North Down
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Alex Easton and Ian Lavery voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 229 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 198 different votes 229 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
9 Aye 7 No
Benefits 63% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 2 No
Housing 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 23% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Trade 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

43.6%
29% below average
Rank 630 of 649
Participation
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 278 of 649
256
587 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,810
2,373 eligible divisions
122
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,004
55.5% of votes cast
134
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
806
44.5% of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

104
+22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 649
Appearances
83
+1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649
133
-8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 649
Contributions
110
-31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£190,220
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£190,220
16% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Trade
5 of 7 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Education
27 of 50 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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