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Alistair Strathern vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Ian Lavery voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 542 shared comparable votes.

526 same votes 16 different votes 542 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
65 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
65 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 11 No
Benefits 79% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 11 No
Housing 97% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 97% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
65 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
65 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

79.6%
7% above average
Rank 206 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
641
805 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
329
51.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
312
48.7% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

95
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650
Appearances
102
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
105
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
Contributions
120
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Benefits
33 of 33 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
12 of 12 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 68 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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