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Andy McDonald vs Ian Lavery

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


Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Ian Lavery voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,642 shared comparable votes.

1,639 same votes 3 different votes 1,642 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
140 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
140 Aye 74 No
112 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
112 Aye 62 No
70 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 147 shared votes
70 Aye 77 No
31 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
31 Aye 105 No
38 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 75 shared votes
38 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
140 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
140 Aye 74 No
112 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
112 Aye 62 No
70 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 147 shared votes
70 Aye 77 No
31 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
31 Aye 105 No
38 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 75 shared votes
38 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,819
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,840
2,405 eligible divisions
1,006
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
55.2% of votes cast
813
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.8% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

94
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
Appearances
95
+6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
132
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 650
Contributions
118
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
4
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

Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Transport
82 of 96 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API