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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 1,614 shared comparable votes.

1,611 same votes 3 different votes 1,614 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 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 213 shared votes
140 Aye 73 No
111 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
69 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 143 shared votes
69 Aye 74 No
31 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
31 Aye 105 No
55 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 74 shared votes
55 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
140 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 213 shared votes
140 Aye 73 No
111 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
69 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 143 shared votes
69 Aye 74 No
31 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
31 Aye 105 No
55 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 74 shared votes
55 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

75.7%
3% above average
Rank 297 of 649
Participation
76.2%
3% above average
Rank 286 of 649
1,791
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,803
2,366 eligible divisions
996
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,003
55.6% of votes cast
795
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
800
44.4% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

91
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Appearances
80
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
127
-10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649
Contributions
107
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 649

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
71 of 77 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API