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Ed Miliband vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,208 shared comparable votes.

1,191 same votes 17 different votes 1,208 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
107 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
107 Aye 61 No
94 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
94 Aye 46 No
25 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 18 No
Benefits 85% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
37 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 95 shared votes
36 Aye 59 No
24 Aye 100 No
Migration 99% aligned 124 shared votes
23 Aye 101 No
107 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
107 Aye 61 No
94 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
94 Aye 46 No

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

Voting record

54.3%
18% below average
Rank 607 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,307
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,840
2,405 eligible divisions
724
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
55.2% of votes cast
583
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

54
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
Appearances
93
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
637
+483.6 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Contributions
116
-37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
171 of 212 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Energy
45 of 70 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
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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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