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Chris Bryant vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,376 shared comparable votes.

1,357 same votes 19 different votes 1,376 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
120 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
120 Aye 61 No
26 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
26 Aye 81 No
41 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 60 shared votes
41 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 18 No
Benefits 87% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
37 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 63 shared votes
39 Aye 24 No
39 Aye 32 No
Trade 97% aligned 71 shared votes
37 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 19 No
Housing 98% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
106 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 165 shared votes
108 Aye 57 No

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

Voting record

66.1%
6% below average
Rank 495 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
1,587
2,400 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,835
2,400 eligible divisions
898
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,011
55.1% of votes cast
689
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
824
44.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

93
+5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
Appearances
91
+3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
525
+373.0 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
Contributions
116
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% 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
72 of 76 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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