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Andy Slaughter vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Andy Slaughter and Ian Lavery voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,715 shared comparable votes.

1,689 same votes 26 different votes 1,715 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
144 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 216 shared votes
144 Aye 72 No
38 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 73 shared votes
38 Aye 35 No
38 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 71 shared votes
38 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
32 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 21 No
Benefits 90% aligned 58 shared votes
37 Aye 21 No
104 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 168 shared votes
107 Aye 61 No
34 Aye 28 No
Housing 98% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
77 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 153 shared votes
75 Aye 78 No
58 Aye 21 No
Education 99% aligned 79 shared votes
57 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

81.3%
9% above average
Rank 166 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
1,966
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,848
2,417 eligible divisions
1,087
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.4% of votes cast
879
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.6% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
148
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650
Contributions
123
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£285,386
26% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Housing
65 of 67 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Defence
68 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Education
89 of 96 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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