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Chris Bloore vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Chris Bloore and Ian Lavery voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 394 shared comparable votes.

385 same votes 9 different votes 394 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 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Migration 89% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 91% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 96% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 97% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
36 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 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 385 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 272 of 650
456
635 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,421 eligible divisions
221
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
235
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.6% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

112
+15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
Appearances
104
+7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
127
-40.2 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Contributions
123
-44.2 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£167,691
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£167,691
26% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
2
2 registered categories
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 68 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 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 Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Welfare: Government amendment 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Opposition motion: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
No
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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API