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Darren Jones vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Darren Jones
Darren Jones
Lab Bristol North West
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Darren Jones and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,258 shared comparable votes.

1,243 same votes 15 different votes 1,258 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
105 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
105 Aye 50 No
94 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
94 Aye 59 No
39 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
39 Aye 98 No
39 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
34 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Benefits 86% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 14 No
Housing 96% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 12 No
Education 98% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
49 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 99 shared votes
48 Aye 51 No
105 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
105 Aye 50 No

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

Voting record

65.6%
7% below average
Rank 510 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,410
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,840
2,405 eligible divisions
774
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
55.2% of votes cast
636
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.8% of votes cast
5
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

50
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Appearances
94
+5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
599
+445.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650
Contributions
118
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,991,343
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£327,479
45% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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
75 of 82 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
167 of 189 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Migration
142 of 163 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 47 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Trade
70 of 90 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API