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Chris Evans vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Chris Evans
Chris Evans
Lab Caerphilly
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Chris Evans and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,498 shared comparable votes.

1,479 same votes 19 different votes 1,498 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
122 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
122 Aye 74 No
111 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
111 Aye 58 No
35 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
36 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 20 No
Benefits 91% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 25 No
Housing 98% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
47 Aye 12 No
Education 98% aligned 59 shared votes
46 Aye 13 No
31 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
59 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 129 shared votes
57 Aye 72 No

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

Voting record

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,707
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,825
2,390 eligible divisions
941
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
55.3% of votes cast
766
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
815
44.7% of votes cast
19
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

23
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
29
-122.4 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Contributions
116
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£290,268
28% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
5
4 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

Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Housing
56 of 67 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Defence
58 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 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 rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API