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Carla Denyer vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Carla Denyer
Carla Denyer
Green Bristol Central
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Carla Denyer and Ian Lavery voted the same way 66% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

237 same votes 124 different votes 361 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
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 7 No
Energy 84% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 7 No
Benefits 80% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 24 No
Tax 76% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
13 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 41% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 57% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 330 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
427
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
235
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
192
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
797
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

39
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 649
Appearances
79
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649
53
-84.1 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 649
Contributions
107
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£229,692
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£229,692
2 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
9
3 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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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