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Dr Marie Tidball vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Dr Marie Tidball
Dr Marie Tidball
Lab Penistone and Stocksbridge
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Dr Marie Tidball and Ian Lavery voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 428 shared comparable votes.

417 same votes 11 different votes 428 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
49 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
49 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 89% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 6 No
Migration 90% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 97% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
49 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
49 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

78.3%
6% above average
Rank 235 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
498
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
242
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
256
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

52
-44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
Appearances
102
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
61
-107.2 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
Contributions
120
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£221,186
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£221,186
2% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
0
0 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 68 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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