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Chris Law vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Ian Lavery voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 965 shared comparable votes.

884 same votes 81 different votes 965 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
30 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
30 Aye 87 No
23 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 49 shared votes
20 Aye 29 No
32 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 47 shared votes
32 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 10 No
Energy 70% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
103 Aye 53 No
Tax 71% aligned 156 shared votes
106 Aye 50 No
20 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 85% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 17 No
Benefits 95% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

52.0 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 647
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 294 of 647
1,214
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,773
2,333 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
990
55.8 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
783
44.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

60
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649
Appearances
62
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649
70
-49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
Contributions
84
-35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
8
4 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 64 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#5
Migration
147 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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