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David Chadwick vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of David Chadwick
David Chadwick
LD Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

David Chadwick and Ian Lavery voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 272 different votes 339 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
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 78% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 48% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 6 No
Housing 39% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 22 No
Education 3% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
29 Aye 32 No
Tax 5% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 463 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
391
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
207
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
184
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
797
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

95
+17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
Appearances
79
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
131
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 649
Contributions
107
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£178,068
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£178,068
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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