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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,605 shared comparable votes.

1,589 same votes 16 different votes 1,605 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
116 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
116 Aye 65 No
73 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 141 shared votes
73 Aye 68 No
37 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
33 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
33 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 18 No
Benefits 90% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
51 Aye 19 No
Education 99% aligned 70 shared votes
50 Aye 20 No
109 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
34 Aye 106 No
Migration 99% aligned 140 shared votes
33 Aye 107 No
116 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
116 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,819
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,825
2,390 eligible divisions
1,010
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
55.3% of votes cast
809
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
815
44.7% of votes cast
18
1.0% 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

113
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
162
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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
68 of 70 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Defence
61 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
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
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
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
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