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Chris McDonald vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Ian Lavery voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 424 shared comparable votes.

411 same votes 13 different votes 424 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
53 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
53 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 57% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 89% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 96% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
53 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
53 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

77.4%
5% above average
Rank 259 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
492
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
243
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
249
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.6% of votes cast
12
2.4% 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

94
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
Appearances
102
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
414
+245.8 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Contributions
120
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£217,932
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
6
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 68 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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