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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West
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Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed and Ian Lavery voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 405 shared comparable votes.

394 same votes 11 different votes 405 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
37 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
37 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 73% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 6 No
Migration 90% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
37 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
37 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 389 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
456
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
237
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
219
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.6% of votes cast
14
3.1% 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

82
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Appearances
102
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
163
-6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
Contributions
120
-49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£243,911
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
3
3 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

Migration
12 of 13 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 68 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Benefits
27 of 32 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
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