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Ben Coleman vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Ian Lavery voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

362 same votes 10 different votes 372 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
36 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
36 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 9 No
Benefits 76% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
36 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
36 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

67.1%
5% below average
Rank 471 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
427
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
230
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
197
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.6% of votes cast
13
3.0% 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

50
-47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
Appearances
102
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
87
-82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Contributions
120
-49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,638
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 68 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Benefits
26 of 32 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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