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Andrew Griffith vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Andrew Griffith
Andrew Griffith
Con Arundel and South Downs
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Andrew Griffith and Ian Lavery voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,026 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 992 different votes 1,026 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
18 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
93 Aye 39 No
Migration 3% aligned 132 shared votes
35 Aye 97 No
15 Aye 20 No
Housing 3% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 23 No
Benefits 3% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

79.0%
6% above average
Rank 223 of 649
Participation
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 278 of 649
1,310
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,813
2,376 eligible divisions
655
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,004
55.4% of votes cast
655
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
809
44.6% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

59
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 649
Appearances
84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649
90
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,237,293
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£285,103
26% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
15
7 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 41 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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