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Emma Hardy vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Emma Hardy and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,348 shared comparable votes.

1,334 same votes 14 different votes 1,348 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
106 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
106 Aye 51 No
96 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
96 Aye 60 No
30 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
37 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
37 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 20 No
Benefits 85% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
34 Aye 15 No
Education 98% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 87 No
Migration 99% aligned 115 shared votes
27 Aye 88 No
61 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 132 shared votes
60 Aye 72 No
106 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
106 Aye 51 No

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

Voting record

70.2%
2% below average
Rank 420 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 272 of 650
1,507
2,146 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,836
2,401 eligible divisions
808
53.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,012
55.1% of votes cast
699
46.4% of votes cast
No votes
824
44.9% of votes cast
10
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

82
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
418
+266.8 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Contributions
116
-35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£312,134
38% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 76 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
160 of 188 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 47 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
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
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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