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Dame Meg Hillier vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,546 shared comparable votes.

1,524 same votes 22 different votes 1,546 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
138 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 205 shared votes
138 Aye 67 No
35 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
35 Aye 31 No
32 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
36 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
36 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 21 No
Benefits 90% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 28 No
Housing 98% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
108 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
33 Aye 32 No
Transport 98% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

73.6%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,759
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,825
2,390 eligible divisions
991
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
55.3% of votes cast
768
43.7% of votes cast
No votes
815
44.7% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

141
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
230
+78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 111 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

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
9
2 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

Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
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
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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