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Bambos Charalambous vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Bambos Charalambous
Bambos Charalambous
Lab Southgate and Wood Green
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Bambos Charalambous and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,217 shared comparable votes.

1,200 same votes 17 different votes 1,217 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
105 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
105 Aye 63 No
87 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 137 shared votes
87 Aye 50 No
42 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 66 shared votes
42 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
35 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
35 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 18 No
Benefits 87% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 14 No
Housing 98% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
34 Aye 15 No
Education 98% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 22 No
Migration 98% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
52 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 111 shared votes
51 Aye 60 No

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

Voting record

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,544
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,840
2,405 eligible divisions
872
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
55.2% of votes cast
672
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

21
-67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 650
Appearances
93
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
24
-129.4 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
Contributions
116
-37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,772,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£269,373
19% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 47 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Housing
45 of 55 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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