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Dan Jarvis vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Dan Jarvis
Dan Jarvis
Lab Barnsley North
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Dan Jarvis and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,308 shared comparable votes.

1,291 same votes 17 different votes 1,308 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
93 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
93 Aye 60 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
39 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
39 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 19 No
Benefits 87% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 26 No
Housing 98% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
48 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 95 shared votes
47 Aye 48 No
39 Aye 70 No
Migration 99% aligned 109 shared votes
38 Aye 71 No

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

Voting record

61.0%
11% below average
Rank 564 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 650
1,466
2,404 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,839
2,404 eligible divisions
833
56.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
55.2% of votes cast
633
43.2% of votes cast
No votes
824
44.8% of votes cast
3
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
15 years, 7 months
Since 3 Mar 2011
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

85
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 650
Appearances
92
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
819
+665.9 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
Contributions
117
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,206,085
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£320,947
42% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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

Housing
54 of 67 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
160 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 81 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Transport
63 of 95 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
71 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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