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Anneliese Midgley vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Anneliese Midgley
Anneliese Midgley
Lab Knowsley
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Anneliese Midgley and Ian Lavery voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 424 shared comparable votes.

412 same votes 12 different votes 424 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
53 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
53 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 74% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 89% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 12 No
Housing 96% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 98% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
53 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
53 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

78.8%
6% above average
Rank 223 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
501
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
250
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
251
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.6% of votes cast
9
1.8% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

24
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 650
Appearances
102
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
29
-139.2 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Contributions
120
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£199,199
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£199,199
12% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Education
49 of 50 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 68 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 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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