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Dame Angela Eagle vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Dame Angela Eagle
Dame Angela Eagle
Lab Wallasey
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Dame Angela Eagle and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,556 shared comparable votes.

1,536 same votes 20 different votes 1,556 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
125 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
125 Aye 61 No
110 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
110 Aye 59 No
30 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
35 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 20 No
Benefits 87% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 27 No
Housing 98% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
52 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 123 shared votes
50 Aye 73 No
48 Aye 16 No
Education 98% aligned 64 shared votes
47 Aye 17 No
38 Aye 107 No
Migration 99% aligned 145 shared votes
37 Aye 108 No

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

Voting record

73.0%
1% above average
Rank 355 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,745
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,825
2,390 eligible divisions
955
54.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
55.3% of votes cast
790
45.3% of votes cast
No votes
815
44.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

93
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
242
+90.6 vs Commons average
Rank 104 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

£2,625,530
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£259,506
15% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
0
0 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

NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 70 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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