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Grahame Morris vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Grahame Morris
Grahame Morris
Lab Easington
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Grahame Morris and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,567 shared comparable votes.

1,557 same votes 10 different votes 1,567 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
135 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
135 Aye 74 No
68 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
68 Aye 63 No
33 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
31 Aye 35 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
37 Aye 107 No
Migration 99% aligned 144 shared votes
36 Aye 108 No
103 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 163 shared votes
102 Aye 61 No
135 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
135 Aye 74 No

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

Voting record

75.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 307 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
1,776
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
964
54.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
812
45.7 % of votes cast
No votes
797
44.3 % of votes cast
32
1.8 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

26
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 650
Appearances
79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
34
-104.3 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
Contributions
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,919,746
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£302,235
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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
66 of 71 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
Aye rebel
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No
Mr Fysh's motion O (Contingent preferential arrangements) 27 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Mr Clarke's motion J (Customs union) 27 Mar 2019
Trade
Aye
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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