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Dr Rupa Huq vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Dr Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Dr Rupa Huq and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,548 shared comparable votes.

1,531 same votes 17 different votes 1,548 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
110 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 188 shared votes
110 Aye 78 No
36 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
36 Aye 37 No
38 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
38 Aye 33 No
34 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 21 No
Benefits 89% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No
107 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 172 shared votes
110 Aye 62 No
45 Aye 18 No
Education 98% aligned 63 shared votes
44 Aye 19 No
68 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 145 shared votes
66 Aye 79 No
37 Aye 92 No
Migration 99% aligned 129 shared votes
36 Aye 93 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 336 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,761
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,825
2,390 eligible divisions
965
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
55.3% of votes cast
796
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
815
44.7% of votes cast
15
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

67
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
59
-92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 488 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

£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£234,745
4% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Defence
63 of 71 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Trade
78 of 94 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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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